Kirby Paul Smart was born on December 23, 1975, in Montgomery, Alabama, to a high school football coach. He spent his youth in Bainbridge, Georgia, where he developed a passion for football. Smart attended Bainbridge High School and later enrolled at the University of Georgia, where he majored in finance while playing as a defensive back for the Bulldogs football team.
During his collegiate career, Smart was a four-year letterman and earned First-Team All-SEC honors as a senior. He was also named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll four times and ranks among Georgia’s all-time leaders in interceptions. Though he went undrafted in the NFL, Smart signed a free-agent contract with the Indianapolis Colts following his graduation.
Smart began his coaching career in 1999 as an administrative assistant at the University of Georgia. In 2000, he joined Valdosta State University, initially as a defensive backs coach and later as defensive coordinator. From 2002 to 2003, he served as a graduate assistant at Florida State University while completing his master's degree in 2003.
He briefly coached safeties for the Miami Dolphins in 2006—his only season coaching in the NFL—after a stint on the Georgia coaching staff in 2005. In 2007, Smart joined the University of Alabama as an assistant coach under Nick Saban. Over the next nine years, he ascended to the role of defensive coordinator and became the highest-paid assistant coach in college football at the time. His defensive units were widely recognized as among the best in the nation.
| Birth Date: | 23 Dec, 1975 |
| Age: | 44 yrs |
| Occupations: | Head coach |
| Citizenship: | United States of America |
| Birth Place: | Montgomery |
| Education: | Florida State University |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | American football player and coach |
| Net Worth 2021: | 9 million |
