Bob Smith
James Robert Smith
Born: August 20, 1925
Ranger, TX USA
Deceased: March 1, 2002
Flower Mound, TX
Position: DB-HB-WB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 191
College: Tulsa, Iowa
Career: 1948-1954
Drafted: 1947 in Round 24, #219 overall by the Washington Redskins
Bob Smith played from 1948 to 1954 during his career with the Brooklyn Dodgers, Buffalo Bills, Chicago Hornets and Detroit Lions. Smith ran for 181 yards in his career on 37 attempts, scoring 0 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 4 passes for 65 yards.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 33 | 162 | 4.9 | 20 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 |
| AAFC | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| NFL | 36 | 174 | 4.8 | 20 | 0 | |
| Totals | 37 | 181 | 4.9 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | AAFC Chicago Hornets | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| AAFC | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 | |
| NFL | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 18 | 0 | |
| Totals | 4 | 65 | 16.2 | 31 | 0 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 13 | 480 | 36.9 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 58 | 58.0 | 58 |
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 32 | 1310 | 40.9 | 60 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 49 | 2082 | 42.5 | 73 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 61 | 2729 | 44.7 | 66 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 40 | 1647 | 41.2 | 57 |
| AAFC | 14 | 538 | 38.4 | 58 | |
| NFL | 182 | 7768 | 42.7 | 73 | |
| Totals | 196 | 8306 | 42.4 | 73 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 33 | 0 |
| AAFC | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| NFL | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Totals | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 33 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 172 | 24.6 | 38 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | 172 | 24.6 | 38 | 0 | |
| Totals | 7 | 172 | 24.6 | 38 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC Buffalo Bills | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 218 | 24.2 | 102 | 1 |
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 128 | 25.6 | 41 | 1 |
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 42 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 184 | 20.4 | 90 | 1 |
| 1953 | NFL Detroit Lions | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 73 | 0 |
| AAFC | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 18 | 0 | |
| NFL | 29 | 719 | 24.8 | 102 | 3 | |
| Totals | 33 | 748 | 22.7 | 102 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1951 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 41 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1949 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1950 | NFL Detroit Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1952 | NFL Detroit Lions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | AAFC | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 0 |
| 1948 | AAFC | Brooklyn Dodgers | 10 | 2 |
| 1949 | AAFC | Chicago Hornets | 3 | 0 |
| 1949 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 2 |
| 1950 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1951 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1952 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1953 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 12 | 0 |
| 1954 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1952 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1952 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1952 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
