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Vitamin Smith

Verda Thomas Smith Jr.

Position: HB
Height: 5-8    Weight: 179 lbs.
Born: October 30, 1923 in Sweetwater, TX
College: Abilene Christian

Career AV: 22 (4046th overall since 1950)

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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
1949 26 RAM RET 12 4 40 117 2 26 2.9 9.8 3.3 5 63 12.6 1 24 0.4 5.3 180 3 3
1950 27 RAM rh 77 12 0 51 250 1 25 4.9 20.8 4.3 16 279 17.4 4 67 1.3 23.3 529 5 4 5
1951 28 RAM RH 77 12 0 52 143 1 31 2.8 11.9 4.3 16 278 17.4 1 67 1.3 23.2 421 2 2 9
1952 29 RAM RH 47 12 0 57 133 3 20 2.3 11.1 4.8 16 254 15.9 3 56 1.3 21.2 387 6 3 7
1953 30 RAM 77 11 0 8 26 0 21 3.3 2.4 0.7 6 151 25.2 3 54 0.5 13.7 177 3 1 2
Career 59 4 208 669 7 31 3.2 11.3 3.5 59 1025 17.4 12 67 1.0 17.4 1694 19 13 23

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
1949 26 RAM RET 12 4 27 427 1 85 15.8 13 235 0 31 18.1 842
1950 27 RAM rh 77 12 0 22 218 0 30 9.9 22 742 3 97 33.7 1489
1951 28 RAM RH 77 12 0 12 139 0 37 11.6 15 274 0 36 18.3 834
1952 29 RAM RH 47 12 0 2 0 0 0 0.0 5 158 0 55 31.6 545
1953 30 RAM 77 11 0 12 30 0 21 2.5 2 44 0 26 22.0 251
Career 59 4 75 814 1 85 10.9 57 1453 3 97 25.5 3961

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%
1950 27 RAM rh 77 12 0 1 1 100.0 11 0 0.0 0 0.0 11 11.0 11.0 11.0 0.9 112.5
1952 29 RAM RH 47 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
1953 30 RAM 77 11 0 1 2 50.0 50 0 0.0 0 0.0 50 25.0 25.0 50.0 4.5 95.8
Career 59 4 2 4 50.0 61 0 0.0 0 0.0 50 15.3 15.3 30.5 1.0 95.8

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
1949 26 RAM RET 12 4 3 1 0 0
1950 27 RAM rh 77 12 0 4 1 0 0
1951 28 RAM RH 77 12 0 2 0 0 0
1952 29 RAM RH 47 12 0 3 1 0 0
1953 30 RAM 77 11 0 1 0 0 0
Career 59 4 13 3 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
1949 26 RAM RET 12 4 2 1 1 4 24
1950 27 RAM rh 77 12 0 1 4 3 8 48
1951 28 RAM RH 77 12 0 1 1 2 12
1952 29 RAM RH 47 12 0 3 3 6 36
1953 30 RAM 77 11 0 3 3 18
Career 59 4 7 12 1 3 23 138

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Rushing TD

1952 NFL 3 (10)

Touchdowns

1950 NFL 8 (10)

Rushing/Receiving TD

1952 NFL 6 (10)

Non-Offensive TDs

1949 NFL 1 (3)
1950 NFL 3 (1/23)
Career 4 (176)

All-Purpose Yds

1950 NFL 1489 (2)

Yds/Touch

1949 NFL 9.9 (3)
1950 NFL 13.4 (1)
1951 NFL 8.8 (7)

Kick Returns

1950 NFL 22 (4)
1951 NFL 15 (7)

Kick Return Yds

1950 NFL 742 (1)

Kick Return TD

1950 NFL 3 (1/3)
Career 3 (26)

Long Kick Return

1950 NFL 97 (2)
1952 NFL 55 (10)

Yds/Kick Return

1950 NFL 33.7 (1/9)

Punt Returns

1949 NFL 27 (1)
1950 NFL 22 (4)

Punt Return Yds

1949 NFL 427 (1)
1950 NFL 218 (5)
Career 814 (176)

Punt Return TD

1949 NFL 1 (2)
Career 1 (143)

Long Punt Return

1949 NFL 85 (1/98)

Yds/Punt Return

1949 NFL 15.8 (3/31)
1951 NFL 11.6 (7)
Career 10.9 (31)

Kick & Punt Returns

1949 NFL 40 (3)
1950 NFL 44 (3)

Kick & Punt Return Yds

1949 NFL 662 (3)
1950 NFL 960 (2)

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