Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports
Many know about Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith’s father, Frederick Smith, who is the founder and CEO of FedEx. Frederick Smith also used to be a minority shareholder in the Washington Football Team before all the drama went down with owner Daniel Snyder.
It has been talked about how Arthur Smith has made his ascent to being a head coach without taking advantage of having connections into the league through his father, and that is a huge credit to him.
What most will not know is that Arthur Smith has a close connection to Michael Oher, who was the focal point of the book and movie, The Blind Side.