Question: The coach who succeeded Dave Smith as coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team was born in which year ?

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SMU Mustangs football under Hayden Fry: Hayden Fry was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1962 to 1972.  He compiled a 49–66–1 record, and was succeeded by Dave Smith.

J. Burton Rix: John Burton Rix (March 24, 1882 – August 8, 1964) was an American football and basketball player and coach.  He served as the head football coach at Southwestern University (1914–1916), Southern Methodist University (1917–1921), the University of Miami (1929).  Rix was also the head basketball coach at the University of Texas at Austin (1911–1912) and at Southern Methodist (1917–1921), tallying a career college basketball mark of 29–37.

Ron Meyer: Ron Meyer (born February 17, 1941) is a former college and professional football coach.  He is best known for being the head coach of Southern Methodist University, the New England Patriots and Indianapolis Colts.

Dave Smith (American football coach): Dave Smith (1933 – August 29, 2009) was an American football player and coach.  He served as the head football coach at Oklahoma State University–Stillwater in 1972 and at Southern Methodist University from 1973 to 1975, compiling a career college football record of 23–19–2.  He played quarterback at Lockhart High School and later Texas A&M University.  He lived in Granbury, Texas.

1990 SMU Mustangs football team: The 1990 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1990 college football season.  SMU opened with a 44-7 win over Vanderbilt, but struggled the remainder of the season still recovering from the Death penalty.  The Mustangs offense scored 197 points while the defense allowed 426 points.  Forrest Gregg, who was retiring after the season, was carried off the field following a loss to Arkansas in the final game.

Matty Bell: Madison A. "Matty" Bell (February 22, 1899 – June 30, 1983) was an American football player, coach of football and basketball, and college athletics administrator.  He played for Centre, captain of its 1918 team.  He served as the head football coach at the Haskell Institute (1920–1921), Carroll College in Waukesha, Wisconsin (1922), Texas Christian University (1923–1928), Texas A&M University (1929–1933), and Southern Methodist University (1935–1941, 1945–1949), compiling a career college football record of 143–87–16.  His 1935 SMU Mustangs, which have been recognized as a national champion, went 12–0 in the regular season before losing to Stanford in the Rose Bowl.  Bell was also the head basketball coach at Texas Christian for six seasons from 1923 to 1929, tallying a mark of 71–41.  He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1955.  After retiring from coaching following the 1949 season, Bell served as the athletic director at Southern Methodist until 1964.  He died in 1983 in Dallas, Texas.

SMU Mustangs football under Dave Smith: Dave Smith was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1973 to 1975.  He compiled a 16–15–2 record, and was succeeded by Ron Meyer.

SMU Mustangs football under Bobby Collins: Bobby Collins was the coach of the Southern Methodist University's football team from 1982 to 1986.  He compiled a 43–14–1 record, and was succeeded by Forrest Gregg.  Though Collins himself was not sanctioned by the NCAA, he lost his job as a result of the Southern Methodist University football scandal that resulted in the Death penalty.

1968 SMU Mustangs football team: The 1968 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1968 college football season.  The club was victorious in the 1968 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl.

1959 SMU Mustangs football team: The 1959 Southern Methodist University Mustangs football team represented the Southern Methodist University in the 1959 college football season.  The Mustangs offense scored 147 points while the defense allowed 133 points.  At season’s end, the Mustangs were not ranked in the national standings.

Supporting paragraphs: SMU Mustangs football under Dave Smith Ron Meyer
Answer: 1941