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J.D. Smith

J.D. Smith Jr.

Position: FB-HB-DB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 205 lbs.
Born: July 19, 1932 in Plainville, SC
College: North Carolina A&T

Career AV: 46 (1632nd overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Chicago Bears in the 15th round (179th overall) of the 1955 NFL Draft.

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Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1956 24 2TM RS/ 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 8
SFO 24 5 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1
CHI RS 39 6 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 7
1957 25 SFO LDH 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 5
1958 26 SFO RET 24 12 0 26 209 3 80 8.0 17.4 2.2 6 59 9.8 0 23 0.5 4.9 268 3 3 1
1959* 27 SFO LH 24 12 0 207 1036 10 73 5.0 86.3 17.3 13 133 10.2 1 21 1.1 11.1 1169 11 3 11
1960 28 SFO FB/lh 24 12 12 174 780 5 41 4.5 65.0 14.5 36 181 5.0 1 21 3.0 15.1 961 6 1 5
1961 29 SFO LH 24 14 12 167 823 8 33 4.9 58.8 11.9 28 343 12.3 1 57 2.0 24.5 1166 9 3 8
1962* 30 SFO FB 24 14 14 258 907 6 28 3.5 64.8 18.4 21 197 9.4 1 47 1.5 14.1 1104 7 1 8
1963 31 SFO FB 24 14 13 162 560 5 52 3.5 40.0 11.6 17 196 11.5 1 40 1.2 14.0 756 6 4 4
1964 32 SFO 24 2 0 13 55 0 16 4.2 27.5 6.5 55 0 0 1
1965 33 DAL 24 14 3 86 295 2 24 3.4 21.1 6.1 5 10 2.0 1 5 0.4 0.7 305 3 2 1
1966 34 DAL 24 14 0 7 7 1 2 1.0 0.5 0.5 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.1 0.2 10 1 0 2
Career 131 54 1100 4672 40 80 4.2 35.7 8.4 127 1122 8.8 6 57 1.0 8.6 5794 46 17 54
9 yrs SFO 97 51 1007 4370 37 80 4.3 45.1 10.4 121 1109 9.2 5 57 1.2 11.4 5479 42 15 44
2 yrs DAL 28 3 93 302 3 24 3.2 10.8 3.3 6 13 2.2 1 5 0.2 0.5 315 4 2 3

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1957 25 SFO LDH 24 12 0 14 368 0 38 26.3 368
1958 26 SFO RET 24 12 0 15 356 0 39 23.7 624
1961 29 SFO LH 24 14 12 7 158 0 33 22.6 1324
Career 131 54 36 882 0 39 24.5 6676

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1957 25 SFO LDH 24 12 0 2 17 0 12 0 2 0 0
1958 26 SFO RET 24 12 0 3 1 0 0
1959* 27 SFO LH 24 12 0 3 1 0 0
1960 28 SFO FB/lh 24 12 12 1 2 0 0
1961 29 SFO LH 24 14 12 3 0 0 0
1962* 30 SFO FB 24 14 14 1 0 0 0
1963 31 SFO FB 24 14 13 4 3 0 0
1965 33 DAL 24 14 3 2 1 0 0
1966 34 DAL 24 14 0 0 1 0 0
Career 131 54 2 17 0 12 17 11 0 0
9 yrs SFO 97 51 2 17 0 12 15 9 0 0
2 yrs DAL 28 3 2 2 0 0

Passing

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
1961 29 SFO LH 24 14 12 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Career 131 54 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1958 26 SFO RET 24 12 0 3 3 18
1959* 27 SFO LH 24 12 0 10 1 11 66
1960 28 SFO FB/lh 24 12 12 5 1 6 36
1961 29 SFO LH 24 14 12 8 1 9 54
1962* 30 SFO FB 24 14 14 6 1 7 42
1963 31 SFO FB 24 14 13 5 1 6 36
1965 33 DAL 24 14 3 2 1 3 18
1966 34 DAL 24 14 0 1 1 6
Career 131 54 40 6 46 276
9 yrs SFO 97 51 37 5 42 252
2 yrs DAL 28 3 3 1 4 24

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5 Leroy Hoard, Rueben Mayes, Robert Newhouse, Earnest Jackson, Keith Lincoln, Ernie Green, Joe Dawkins, Norm Bulaich, Robert Holmes, Kevin Jones
6 Abner Haynes, Kevin Mack, Norm Bulaich, Robert Newhouse, Curtis Dickey, Lynn Chandnois, Gary W. Anderson, Ernie Green, Julius Jones, Johnny Johnson
7 Gary W. Anderson, Kevin Mack, Norm Bulaich, Robert Newhouse, Dexter Bussey, Ernie Green, Ronnie Harmon, Ed Podolak, Tom Rathman, Curtis Dickey
8 Kevin Mack, Gary W. Anderson, Robert Newhouse, Clarence Davis, Dexter Bussey, Norm Bulaich, George Rogers, Antowain Smith, Ronnie Harmon, Ed Podolak
9 Gary W. Anderson, Kevin Mack, Clarence Davis, Dexter Bussey, Dick Bass, George Rogers, Norm Bulaich, Kevin Faulk, Robert Newhouse, Leroy Hoard
10 Gary W. Anderson, Kevin Mack, Dick Bass, Clarence Davis, Dexter Bussey, Leroy Hoard, Norm Bulaich, George Rogers, Robert Newhouse, Paul Lowe
11 Gary W. Anderson, Kevin Mack, Dexter Bussey, Leroy Hoard, Norm Bulaich, Preston Pearson, Dick Bass, Robert Newhouse, Clarence Davis, Billy Ray Barnes
Career Gary W. Anderson, Kevin Mack, Leroy Hoard, Norm Bulaich, Dexter Bussey, Dick Bass, Robert Newhouse, Clarence Davis, Billy Ray Barnes, George Rogers

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

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Pro Bowls

1959
1962

Rushing Att

1959 NFL 207 (2)
1960 NFL 174 (5)
1961 NFL 167 (8)
1962 NFL 258 (2)
1963 NFL 162 (8)
Career 1100 (139)

Rushing Yds

1959 NFL 1036 (2)
1960 NFL 780 (5)
1961 NFL 823 (5)
1962 NFL 907 (6)
Career 4672 (125)

Rushing TD

1959 NFL 10 (2)
1960 NFL 5 (6)
1961 NFL 8 (3)
1962 NFL 6 (7)
1963 NFL 5 (9)
Career 40 (94)

Long Rush

1958 NFL 80 (3/77)
1959 NFL 73 (4)
1963 NFL 52 (8)

Yds/Rushing Att

1959 NFL 5.0 (6)
1960 NFL 4.5 (10)
1961 NFL 4.9 (6)
Career 4.2 (156)

Rushing Yds/Game

1959 NFL 86.3 (2)
1960 NFL 65.0 (6)
1961 NFL 58.8 (5)
1962 NFL 64.8 (6)

Touchdowns

1959 NFL 11 (4)

Points Scored

1959 NFL 66 (10)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1959 NFL 11 (4)

Yds From Scrimmage

1959 NFL 1169 (4)
1960 NFL 961 (10)
1961 NFL 1166 (6)

All-Purpose Yds

1961 NFL 1324 (10)

Touches

1959 NFL 220 (3)
1960 NFL 210 (4)
1961 NFL 202 (8)
1962 NFL 279 (3)
1963 NFL 179 (10)
Career 1263 (164)

Kick Returns

1957 NFL 14 (9)
1958 NFL 15 (9)

Kick Return Yds

1957 NFL 368 (6)
1958 NFL 356 (10)

Yds/Kick Return

1957 NFL 26.3 (3)
1958 NFL 23.7 (8)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

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1959Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL