George Daniel Smith (August 24, 1912 â January 14, 1996) was an American basketball coach and college athletic administrator. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of Cincinnati from 1952 to 1960, compiling a record of 154âÂÂ56. Smith was the athletic director at Cincinnati from 1960 to 1973. He died of cancer at the age of 83, on January 14, 1996.