J.B. Smith
Joe-Bob Smith
Born: October 27, 1934
Quitman, TX
Deceased: December 18, 2011
Mineola, TX
Position: HB,H
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Houston
High School: Mineola (TX)
Career: 1958-1961
J.B. Smith played from 1958 to 1961 during his career with the Edmonton Eskimos. Smith ran for 504 yards in his career on 115 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 137 passes for 2,399 yards and 16 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 109.7 |
| Totals | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 48 | 16.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 22 | 90 | 4.1 | 35 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 45 | 228 | 5.1 | 18 | 1 |
| 1960 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 32 | 120 | 3.8 | 25 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 66 | 4.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Totals | 115 | 504 | 4.4 | 35 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 31 | 457 | 14.7 | 38 | 3 |
| 1959 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 62 | 1108 | 17.9 | 80 | 8 |
| 1960 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 27 | 520 | 19.3 | 68 | 2 |
| 1961 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 17 | 314 | 18.5 | 48 | 3 |
| Totals | 137 | 2399 | 17.5 | 80 | 16 |
Kicking:
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 15 | 98 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 27 | 161 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 44 | 239 | 5.4 | 18 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 20 | 115 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Totals | 106 | 613 | 5.8 | 18 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 9 | 224 | 24.9 | 56 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 14 | 367 | 26.2 | 50 | 0 |
| 1960 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 17 | 357 | 21.0 | 46 | 0 |
| 1961 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 13 | 332 | 25.5 | 76 | 0 |
| Totals | 53 | 1280 | 24.2 | 76 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1958 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 22 | |||||
| 1959 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||
| 1960 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1961 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| Totals | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 11 | 0 |
| 1959 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1960 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1961 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 8 |
