Bill Smith (American football, born 1912)
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Position: | End, defensive end, kicker | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. | January 3, 1912||||||||||||||
Died: | June 20, 1999 Carmel, California, U.S. | (aged 87)||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 198 lb (90 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Portage (WA) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Washington | ||||||||||||||
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William Arley Smith (January 3, 1912 – June 20, 1999) was an American professional football player for the Chicago Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Washington Huskies and was named the most valuable player of their 1933 team, having scored 46 points as a pass receiver and a kicker.[1]
Smith was selected by the All-America Board, Liberty magazine, and the North American Newspaper Alliance as a first-team end on the 1933 College Football All-America Team.
Smith played professional football at the end position, offensively and defensively, for six seasons in the NFL with the Cardinals.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Harold "Speed" Johnson (ed.), Who's Who in Major League Football (1936 Edition). Chicago: B.E. Callahan, 1936; p. 26.
- ^ "Bill Smith," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com/