Herb Goldsmith, Southampton High football coach, dies
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decades, football players at Southampton High School learned
much more than blocking and tackling or running and passing.
Under the guidance of longtime coach Herb Goldsmith, they
learned to pay very close attention to details.  "A bus to road
games would never leave at 9 o'clock; it would be 9:02 because
he wanted to emphasize to kids the way we do things," recalled
Chris Sweet, who replaced Goldsmith as the school's football
coach in 1979. "A Southampton boy would be on time."  Goldsmith,
a Southampton resident who coached the Mariners from 1955 to
1978 compiling a 130-50-8 record and .713 winning percentage,
died in Southampton on July 20 due to complications from
pneumonia. He was 90.  "Herb would plan practice to the minute
and post the schedule on his office door. The kids were required
to check it every day so they knew exactly what to expect.
Everything was well-organized," Sweet said. "If y