Wilfrid Smith Explained

Wilfrid Smith
Number:16, 21
Position:Tackle, guard, end, center
Birth Date:7 April 1899
Birth Place:Milroy, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:4
Weight Lbs:204
High School:Huntington
(Huntington, Indiana)
College:DePauw
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Wilfrid Russell Smith (April 7, 1899 – August 3, 1976) was an American football player and sports journalist. He played professionally for six seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Muncie Flyers, Louisville Brecks, Chicago Cardinals and Hammond Pros. Smith played college football at DePauw University and attended Huntington High School in Huntington, Indiana. He was a member of the Chicago Cardinals team that were NFL champions in 1925.

Smith joined the staff of Chicago Tribune in 1925. From 1926 to 1929, he compiled All-Pro teams for the newspaper.[1] [2] [3] [4] Smith served as sports editor for the Chicago Tribune from 1955 until 1966. He died following a long illness, on August 3, 1976, at Resurrection Hospital in Chicago.[5] [6]

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  1. Web site: 1926 All Pros . https://web.archive.org/web/20121022112054/http://www.profootballresearchers.org/Coffin_Corner/05-06-144.pdf . dead . 22 October 2012 . profootballresearchers.org . 21 August 2014 . Hogrogian, John.
  2. Web site: ALL-PROS OF 1927 . profootballresearchers.com . 1982 . October 28, 2017 . Hogrogian, John.
  3. News: 3 Detroit Men on All-American Pro Grid Team. Chicago Tribune. Wilfrid Smith. December 23, 1928. 2–4.
  4. News: Packers, Giants Get 8 Places On All-Pro Eleven. Chicago Tribune. Wilfrid Smith. December 22, 1929. 2–3.
  5. News: Condon . David . Ex-Tribune sports editor Smith dead . . . August 4, 1976 . 1, section 4 . January 13, 2023 . .
  6. News: Condon . David . Wilfrid Smith dead at 77 (continued) . . . August 4, 1976 . 3, section 4 . January 13, 2023 . .