"Clipper" Smith may refer to:
Maurice J. "Clipper" Smith (1898–1984), coach at Gonzaga, Santa Clara, Villanova, San Francisco, and Lafayette and for the Boston Yanks of the NFL John "Clipper" Smith (1904–1973), coach at Duquesne and North Carolina State; member of the College Football Hall of Fame Leland "Clipper" Smith (d. 1979), American long-distance runner