Larry W. Smith (born 1951 in Hudson, Quebec) is a Canadian athlete and businessperson. He is currently the president of the Montreal Alouettes.

He graduated from Bishop's University with a degree in economics before going on to be a professional player in the Canadian Football League. Smith earned a Bachelor of Civil Law from McGill University in 1976, having undertaken his studies for law while playing pro football.

Smith later became the league's commissioner and oversaw the league's ill-fated attempt to expand to the United States. Smith then oversaw the re-location of the Baltimore Stallions to Montreal, where they became the Montreal Alouettes for the CFL's 1996 season. After resigning as commissioner, Smith served as president of the Alouettes from 1997 to 2001 and has again served in that role since March 2004. He became president and publisher of the Montreal Gazette newspaper from 2002 to 2004.

He considered running for leader of the then new Conservative Party of Canada in 2004 and was widely reported by Canadian press at the time to be on the verge of entering the race before finally announcing he would not be a candidate. It was rumoured he took a pass on the race because Belinda Stronach had better financing and had attracted most of the support of Quebec Red Tories close to former prime minister Brian Mulroney.

Smith is often compared to Mulroney. Prior to Mulroney's election as leader in 1983, both had similar resumes. Smith, like Mulroney, is a bilingual anglophone Quebecer with lots of business experience but little political experience. Some hope that, after Stephen Harper's term as leader is complete, that Smith can resurrect the party's winning coalition of Quebecers and Western Canadians that was so successful in the 1958, 1984 and 1988 elections.

Smith's son, Wesley, was one of the original visionaries that heavily promoted the Hudson Yacht Club FruitBowl Regatta, which became one of North America's most well-attended youth sailing events. Wesley Smith was Hudson's sailing coach in 1997 and was hired in subsequent years as an invited coach to the FruitBowl. Larry Smith has also addressed sailors and parents with a keynote address at the event.

Larry Smith (born January 18, 1958 in Rolling Fork, Mississippi) is a retired American professional basketball player. A 6'8" forward/center from Alcorn State University, Smith spent 13 seasons (1980-1993) in the NBA, playing for the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, and San Antonio Spurs. Smith received NBA All-Rookie Team Honors in 1981, and would become one of the best rebounders of the 1980s. He had career averages of 9.2 rebounds and 25.9 minutes per game.

He worked as an assistant coach with the Rockets in 1993-94 and 1994-95, helping them capture their back-to-back NBA titles.

After serving as the head coach of the Anaheim Arsenal and as an assistant coach for the Austin Toros during the 2006-07 NBA D-League season, Smith was hired to be an assistant coach for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association for the 2008 season.

Larry Smith (June 26, 1942-August 12, 1973, born in Lenoir, North Carolina) was a former NASCAR driver. He made his debut in the 1971 World 600 in the 92 Ford, finishing 22nd. He would go on to run three more races that year, acquiring one top-ten finish. In 1972, he was named the first NASCAR Winston Cup Rookie of the Year, running 23 races and posting seven top-ten finishes. The next year, he finally acquired major sponsorship, from Carling Black Label. Unfortunately, he was struggling severely that year and was trying to turn things around.

Later that year, while running the Talladega 500, Smith spun on lap 14 and slapped the Turn 1 wall, with his car suffering just minor damage, which the crew was preparing to fix, when word got out that Smith did not survive the impact of that crash. It is rumored, but not confirmed, that the head injuries that killed Smith came because he tore the inner-lining out of his helmet, which had been bothering him for some time.

His death is partially discussed in "The World's Number One, Flat-Out, All-Time Great Stock Car Racing Book", written by Jerry Bledsoe in 1973.

Larry Smith (September 12 1939 — January 28 2008 ) was an American college football coach who served as the head coach at Tulane University (1976-1979), the University of Arizona (1980-1986), the University of Southern California (1987-1992), and the University of Missouri (1994-2000). In Smith's 24 seasons as a major college coach, his teams were 143-126-7.

'Legs' Larry Smith (born 18 January, 1944, Oxford) was the drummer of the comedy satirical rock group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band.

He was originally invited to join by Vivian Stanshall as a tuba player and tap dancer. As the drummer he was a core member of the band and played on their top 5 hit "I'm The Urban Spaceman." He also toured with Eric Clapton, Elton John and George Harrison. He was a close friend of Harrison for many years and designed the cover for his "Gone Troppo" album. He also sang the theme song of the Harrison-backed film Bullshot. Harrison wrote and recorded a song about him called "His Name is Legs (Ladies and Gentlemen)" on his album Extra Texture (Read All About It). The recording features the vocal antics of Legs himself. He also tap dances in Elton John's song, "I Think I'm Going To Kill Myself" from the album Honky Chateau.

On 28 January 2006 with other surviving members of the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band he played a concert at the London Astoria. A countrywide tour, with Ade Edmondson and Phill Jupitus, followed during November 2006.

William Lawrence Smith (born September 2, 1947 in Tampa, Florida) is a former American college and professional football player. A star at Florida, he played six professional seasons as a running back in the National Football League for the Los Angeles Rams and the Washington Redskins from 1969-1974.

Larry Smith (born December 4, 1974 in Kingsland, Georgia) is a former defensive tackle in the NFL. He played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Green Bay Packers during his career.