‘William B. Smith’

Former Vandy star, CE graduate dies at 71

Jun. 2, 2008— William B. “Boyce” Smith, Jr., 71, who played quarterback at Vanderbilt before becoming a National Football League referee and head of a steel company, passed away June 10 after a lengthy illness. Smith, who graduated with a degree in civil engineering, arrived at Vanderbilt without a scholarship during the 1950’s and played his way...