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Bob Smith

James Robert Smith

Position: DB-HB-WB
Height: 6-1    Weight: 191 lbs.
Born: August 20, 1925 in Ranger, TX
College: Iowa, Tulsa

1-time Pro Bowler

Drafted by the Washington Redskins in the 24th round (219th overall) of the 1947 Draft

Kicking & Punting

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0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Year Age Tm Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
1948 23 2TM 13 2 14 538 58 1 38.4
BUF 3 0 13 480 0 1 36.9
BDA 10 2 1 58 58 0 58.0
1949 24 2TM 15 2
DET 12 2
CHH 3 0
1950 25 DET RDH 12 0 32 1310 60 0 40.9
1951 26 DET RDH 12 0 49 2082 73 1 42.5
1952* 27 DET P 12 0 61 2729 66 0 44.7
1953 28 DET RDH 12 0 40 1647 57 0 41.2
1954 29 DET 2 0
Career 78 4 196 8306 73 2 42.4
6 yrs DET 62 2 182 7768 73 1 42.7
1 yr BDA 10 2 1 58 58 0 58.0
1 yr BUF 3 0 13 480 0 1 36.9

Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1948 23 2TM 13 2 4 29 0 18
BDA 10 2 3 11 0 0
BUF 3 0 1 18 0 18
1949 24 2TM 15 2 9 218 1 102 4 3 0 0
DET 12 2 9 218 1 102 4 3 0 0
1950 25 DET RDH 12 0 5 128 1 41 0 3 30 0
1951 26 DET RDH 12 0 3 70 0 42 0 2 11 0
1952* 27 DET P 12 0 9 184 1 90 1 1 0 0
1953 28 DET RDH 12 0 3 119 0 73
Career 78 4 33 748 3 102 5 9 41 0
6 yrs DET 62 2 29 719 3 102 5 9 41 0
1 yr BDA 10 2 3 11 0 0
1 yr BUF 3 0 1 18 0 18

Rushing & Receiving

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Rushing Receiving
Year Age Tm Pos 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
1948 23 2TM 13 2 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.5 0.1 7 0 0
BUF 3 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 2.3 0.3 7 0 0
1949 24 2TM 15 2 33 162 0 20 4.9 10.8 2.2 3 47 15.7 0 31 0.2 3.1 209 0 4
DET 12 2 33 162 0 20 4.9 13.5 2.8 2 16 8.0 0 12 0.2 1.3 178 0 4
CHH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 31 31.0 0 31 0.3 10.3 31 0 0
1952* 27 DET P 12 0 3 12 0 10 4.0 1.0 0.3 1 18 18.0 0 18 0.1 1.5 30 0 1
Career 78 4 37 181 0 20 4.9 2.3 0.5 4 65 16.3 0 31 0.1 0.8 246 0 5
6 yrs DET 62 2 36 174 0 20 4.8 2.8 0.6 3 34 11.3 0 18 0.0 0.5 208 0 5
1 yr BUF 3 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 2.3 0.3 7 0 0
1 yr CHH 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 31 31.0 0 31 0.3 10.3 31 0 0

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1948 23 2TM 13 2 1 1 0 1 1.0 8
BUF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 8
1949 24 2TM 15 2 2 25 0 33 12.5 7 172 0 38 24.6 406
DET 12 2 2 25 0 33 12.5 7 172 0 38 24.6 375
Career 78 4 3 26 0 33 8.7 7 172 0 38 24.6 444
6 yrs DET 62 2 2 25 0 33 12.5 7 172 0 38 24.6 405
1 yr BUF 3 0 1 1 0 1 1.0 8

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1949 24 2TM 15 2 1 6
DET 12 2 1 6
1950 25 DET RDH 12 0 1 6
1952* 27 DET P 12 0 1 6
Career 78 4 3 18

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1952

Long Reception

1949 AAFC 31 (8)

Non-Offensive TDs

1949 NFL 1 (3)
1950 NFL 1 (8)

Punts

1948 AAFC 14 (10)
1951 NFL 49 (8)
1952 NFL 61 (7)
Career 196 (186)

Punting Yds

1948 AAFC 538 (10)
1951 NFL 2082 (8)
1952 NFL 2729 (6)
Career 8306 (181)

Long Punt

1948 AAFC 58 (1)
1951 NFL 73 (2)
1952 NFL 66 (6)

Punts Blocked

1948 AAFC 1 (3)
1951 NFL 1 (1)
Career 2 (134)

Yds/Punt

1950 NFL 40.9 (8)
1951 NFL 42.5 (3)
1952 NFL 44.7 (2)
1953 NFL 41.2 (8)
Career 42.4 (62)

Fumble Return Yds

1950 NFL 30 (9)

Interceptions

1949 NFL 9 (4-- 76)
1952 NFL 9 (3-- 76)
Career 33 (151)

Intercept. Ret. Yds

1949 NFL 218 (3-- 46)
1950 NFL 128 (9)
1952 NFL 184 (3-- 96)
1953 NFL 119 (7)
Career 748 (36)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1949 NFL 1 (2)
1950 NFL 1 (3)
1952 NFL 1 (2)
Career 3 (107)

Long Intercep. Return

1949 NFL 102 (1-- 5)
1950 NFL 41 (10)
1952 NFL 90 (2)
1953 NFL 73 (2)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1952 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
1952 - NY Daily News: 1st team all-NFL
1952 - UPI: 1st team all-NFL