Jimmy Smith (American football player, 1945)

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Jimmy Smith
Position (s):
Defensive Back 		Jersey number (s):
47
born on December 7, 1945
Career information
Active : 1969
NFL Draft : 1969 / Round: 10 / Pick: 244
College : Utah State
Teams
Career statistics
Games played     2
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards

  • No notable successes

James Earl "Jimmy" Smith (born December 7, 1945 in Stockton , California ) is a former American American football player. He played one season in the position of defensive back for the Denver Broncos in the American Football League (AFL).

Career

Between 1966 and 1968, Smith played basketball at Utah State University . In 1968 he was selected in the NBA Draft in the ninth round as a total of 108th player by the Seattle SuperSonics , for which he however never played. He was then selected in the NFL / AFL Draft 1969 in the tenth round as a total of 244th player by the Denver Broncos . There he should strengthen the cornerbacks , but ultimately only played in two games.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Denver Broncos Greats… By The Numbers: # 47. May 19, 2011, accessed April 13, 2016 .
  2. ↑ 67-68 UTAH STATE BASKETBALL. (PDF) Retrieved April 13, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Kevin Nesgoda: Complete Seattle Supersonics NBA Draft History. February 5, 2015, accessed April 13, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Denver Broncos 1969. (PDF) Denver Broncos, accessed April 13, 2016 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Smith, Jimmy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Smith, James Earl (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American football player
DATE OF BIRTH December 7, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Stockton , California , United States