Gene Smith (American football guard) explained

Gene Smith
Birth Date:	25 September 1905
Birth Place:	Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Death Place:	Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Position:	Guard
Pastteams:	Georgia (1927) Portsmouth (1930)
College:	University of Georgia
Height Ft:	5
Height In:	9
Weight Lbs:	190
Highlights:	All-Southern (1927) Third-team All-American (1927)
Pfr:	SmitGe20

Henry Eugene "Jug Head" Smith (September 25, 1905  - December 10, 1979)^{[1] [2]} was an American football guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, where he was selected All-Southern.^[3] Smith was a member of its "dream and wonder team."^[4] He made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935.^[5] He played in the NFL as a member of the Portsmouth Spartans.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gene Smith. Pro-Football-Reference.com.
2. Web site: Gene Smith . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141209134929/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHGEN01 . 2014-12-09 .
3. News: Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection. November 27, 1927. Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
4. Book: About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. 43. Patrick Garbin. 2008. 9780810860407.
5. All-Time All-Star Team. George Trevor. Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; Georgia Vs. Tulane.