Bill Smith | |
Position: | End, defensive end, kicker |
Number: | 40 |
Birth Date: | 3 January 1912 |
Birth Place: | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
Death Place: | Carmel, California, U.S. |
Height Ft: | 6 |
Height In: | 1 |
Weight Lbs: | 198 |
High School: | Portage (WA) |
College: | Washington |
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Highlights: | |
Statlabel1: | Games played |
Statvalue1: | 64 |
Statlabel2: | Starts |
Statvalue2: | 41 |
Statlabel3: | Receptions |
Statvalue3: | 92 |
Statlabel4: | Receiving yards |
Statvalue4: | 1,612 |
Statlabel5: | Touchdowns |
Statvalue5: | 9 |
Statlabel6: | Field goals made |
Statvalue6: | 12 (Long = 44 yards) |
Statlabel7: | Extra points made |
Statvalue7: | 24 |
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]