Rod Smith (Canadian football) explained

Rod Smith
Birth Date:February 8, 1925
Birth Place:Guelph, Ontario [1]
Death Date:December 11, 2016
Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario
Position1:Guard
College:University of Toronto
Playing Years1:1947
Playing Team1:Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers
Playing Years2:1949
Playing Team2:Montreal Alouettes
Honors:Grey Cup Champion

Rod Smith (1925–2016) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player. He played offensive guard.

A graduate of University of Toronto, Smith played at least one year with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers, and then took 1948 off from football (to work in South Africa). He joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1949 and was part of the Larks first Grey Cup championship.[2] He worked as a civil engineer while playing with the Als.

After retiring from the CFL, he worked as a civil engineer in Colombia.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rod Smith . CFLpedia . April 17, 2016.
  2. Montreal Alouettes Pack Power, Passing, Speed Ottawa Citizen, November 23, 1949