Jim Smith (c. 1931 – January 17, 2001) was the head baseball coach of the LSU Tigers baseball team from 1966 to 1978.
[citation needed] Through 13 seasons in this role, he coached in 489 games, winning 238 and losing 251 for a .487 winning percentage.
His 1975 Tigers team compiled a 40–16 record, winning the Southeastern Conference (SEC) title with a 19–3 record and reaching the NCAA playoffs for the first time.
[2] He was also equipment supervisor for the LSU Tigers football team from 1960 to 1981.
[3] Smith was fired as LSU's baseball coach in 1978 after three straight losing seasons,[4] and later worked as a deputy for East Baton Rouge Parish in Louisiana.