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Jerry Smith

Gerald Thomas Smith

Position: TE-SE-FL
Height: 6-3    Weight: 208 lbs.
Born: July 19, 1943 in Eugene, OR
College: Arizona State

Career AV: 71 (553rd overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler & 1-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 9th round (118th overall) of the 1965 NFL Draft.
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 18th round (141st overall) of the 1965 AFL Draft.

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Receiving & Rushing

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Receiving Rushing
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G YScm RRTD Fmb AV
1965 22 WAS te 87 14 5 19 257 13.5 2 54 1.4 18.4 257 2 0 3
1966 23 WAS TE/se 87 14 14 54 686 12.7 6 35 3.9 49.0 686 6 0 6
1967* 24 WAS TE 87 14 0 67 849 12.7 12 43 4.8 60.6 849 12 2 12
1968 25 WAS FL 87 13 0 45 626 13.9 6 56 3.5 48.2 626 6 0 5
1969*+ 26 WAS TE 87 14 0 54 682 12.6 9 28 3.9 48.7 3 8 0 6 2.7 0.6 0.2 690 9 0 13
1970 27 WAS TE 87 14 14 43 575 13.4 9 41 3.1 41.1 2 29 0 20 14.5 2.1 0.1 604 9 0 13
1971 28 WAS TE 87 8 7 16 227 14.2 1 31 2.0 28.4 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.6 0.1 232 1 1 4
1972 29 WAS TE 87 14 14 21 353 16.8 7 34 1.5 25.2 1 9 0 9 9.0 0.6 0.1 362 7 0 8
1973 30 WAS TE 87 13 9 19 215 11.3 0 25 1.5 16.5 215 0 1 5
1974 31 WAS TE 87 14 14 44 554 12.6 3 30 3.1 39.6 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 559 3 1 10
1975 32 WAS TE 87 14 14 31 391 12.6 3 27 2.2 27.9 391 3 0 6
1976 33 WAS 87 13 2 7 75 10.7 2 20 0.5 5.8 75 2 0 2
1977 34 WAS 87 9 0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.7 6 0 0 1
Career 168 93 421 5496 13.1 60 56 2.5 32.7 8 56 0 20 7.0 0.3 0.0 5552 60 5 88

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
1965 22 WAS te 87 14 5 0 1 0 0
1966 23 WAS TE/se 87 14 14 0 1 0 0
1967* 24 WAS TE 87 14 0 2 1 9 0
1971 28 WAS TE 87 8 7 1 0 0 0
1973 30 WAS TE 87 13 9 1 0 0 0
1974 31 WAS TE 87 14 14 1 1 0 0
Career 168 93 5 4 9 0

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
1973 30 WAS TE 87 13 9 1 0 0 0 0.0 215
Career 168 93 1 0 0 0 0.0 5552

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
1965 22 WAS te 87 14 5 2 2 12
1966 23 WAS TE/se 87 14 14 6 6 36
1967* 24 WAS TE 87 14 0 12 12 72
1968 25 WAS FL 87 13 0 6 6 36
1969*+ 26 WAS TE 87 14 0 9 9 54
1970 27 WAS TE 87 14 14 9 9 54
1971 28 WAS TE 87 8 7 1 1 6
1972 29 WAS TE 87 14 14 7 7 42
1974 31 WAS TE 87 14 14 3 3 18
1975 32 WAS TE 87 14 14 3 3 18
1976 33 WAS 87 13 2 2 2 12
Career 168 93 60 60 360

Similar Players

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NumYrs Players whose career was of similar quality and shape
3 Pete Retzlaff, David Hill, Milt Morin, Marcedes Lewis, Ted Kwalick, Tony Gonzalez, Marv Cook, Joe Senser, Tony McGee, Jim Gibbons
4 Pete Retzlaff, Shannon Sharpe, Eric Green, Junior Miller, Dave Kocourek, Milt Morin, Monty Stickles, Andre Tillman, Ben Coates, Marv Cook
5 Shannon Sharpe, Pete Retzlaff, Charle Young, Mark Bavaro, Steve Jordan, Ben Coates, Milt Morin, Dan Ross, Ted Kwalick, Alge Crumpler
6 Shannon Sharpe, Charle Young, Mark Bavaro, Dan Ross, Dave Casper*, Ted Kwalick, Pete Retzlaff, Rich Caster, Ben Coates, Milt Morin
7 Charle Young, Dan Ross, Henry Childs, Shannon Sharpe, Mark Bavaro, Steve Jordan, Rich Caster, Alge Crumpler, Jackie Smith*, Pete Retzlaff
8 Jackie Smith*, Rich Caster, Alge Crumpler, Mark Bavaro, Steve Jordan, Dan Ross, Brent Jones, Pete Retzlaff, Charle Young, Frank Wycheck
9 Jackie Smith*, Rich Caster, Mark Bavaro, Alge Crumpler, Charle Young, Pete Retzlaff, Jerome Barkum, Jimmie Giles, Billy Joe DuPree, Steve Jordan
10 Rich Caster, Pete Retzlaff, Jackie Smith*, Fred Arbanas, Bob Tucker, Mark Bavaro, Billy Joe DuPree, Brent Jones, Ben Coates, Mike Ditka*
11 Jackie Smith*, Rich Caster, Pete Retzlaff, Bob Tucker, Brent Jones, Riley Odoms, Charle Young, Billy Joe DuPree, Fred Arbanas, Mike Ditka*
12 Rich Caster, Pete Retzlaff, Jackie Smith*, Charle Young, Mike Ditka*, Riley Odoms, Bob Tucker, Brent Jones, Steve Jordan, Billy Joe DuPree
13 Rich Caster, Pete Retzlaff, Charle Young, Jackie Smith*, Mike Ditka*, Rodney Holman, Riley Odoms, Bob Tucker, Brent Jones, Steve Jordan
Career Rich Caster, Pete Retzlaff, Charle Young, Mike Ditka*, Riley Odoms, Bob Tucker, Brent Jones, Jackie Smith*, Wesley Walls, Rodney Holman

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1967
1969

First-Team All-Pro

1969

Receptions

1966 NFL 54 (10)
1967 NFL 67 (2)
1968 NFL 45 (10)
1969 NFL 54 (7)
Career 421 (157)

Receiving Yds

Career 5496 (180)

Receiving TD

1966 NFL 6 (10)
1967 NFL 12 (2/77)
1969 NFL 9 (4)
1970 NFL 9 (6)
1972 NFL 7 (6)
Career 60 (61)

Touchdowns

1967 NFL 12 (3)
1969 NFL 9 (9)
Career 60 (127)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1967 NFL 12 (3)
1969 NFL 9 (8)
Career 60 (125)

Yds/Touch

Career 12.9 (171)

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

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1967Sporting News: 1st Team All-Conf.
 Associated Press: 2nd Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 2nd Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL
1969Associated Press: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Writers: 1st Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st Team All-NFL
 NY Daily News: 1st Team All-NFL
 Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-NFL
 Sporting News: 1st Team All-NFL
 UPI: 1st Team All-NFL

Fantasy

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Year Age G FantPos FantPt VBD PosRank OvRank
1970 27 14 TE 114 60 1 24
1971 28 8 TE 29 21
1972 29 14 TE 78 26 6 44
1973 30 13 TE 22 27
1974 31 14 TE 74 20 5 47
1975 32 14 TE 57 13
1976 33 13 TE 20 35
1977 34 9 TE 1 59
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