Waddell Smith
James Waddell Smith, Jr.
Born: August 24, 1953
New Orleans, LA USA
Deceased: July 26, 2024
Dallas, TX
Position: WR
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 180
College: Kansas
High School: Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA)
Career: 1977-1984
Drafted: 1977 in Round 8, #215 overall by the Kansas City Chiefs
Waddell Smith played from 1977 to 1984 during his career with the Dallas Cowboys and Edmonton Eskimos. Smith caught 343 passes for 5,524 yards and 51 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 36 | 18.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | 135.4 |
| 1982 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 27 | 27.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 27 | 158.3 |
| 1983 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| CFL | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 63 | 15.8 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 | ||
| Totals | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 63 | 15.8 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 36 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1979 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 1 |
| 1980 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 1981 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 54 | 0 |
| 1982 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 28 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
| CFL | 11 | 168 | 15.3 | 54 | 1 | |
| NFL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | |
| Totals | 12 | 163 | 13.6 | 54 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 19 | 253 | 13.3 | 48 | 2 |
| 1978 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 58 | 875 | 15.1 | 50 | 9 |
| 1979 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 74 | 1214 | 16.4 | 77 | 13 |
| 1980 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 30 | 482 | 16.1 | 58 | 4 |
| 1981 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 65 | 1077 | 16.6 | 50 | 9 |
| 1982 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 41 | 729 | 17.8 | 58 | 7 |
| 1983 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 55 | 887 | 16.1 | 51 | 7 |
| 1984 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| CFL | 342 | 5517 | 16.1 | 77 | 51 | |
| NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 343 | 5524 | 16.1 | 77 | 51 |
Kick Returns:
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1977 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1978 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1979 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||||||||
| 1980 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1981 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 56 | ||||||
| 1982 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1983 | CFL Edmonton Eskimos | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||||
| CFL | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 314 | |
| Totals | 1 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 314 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 6 | |
| 1978 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1979 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | 0 |
| 1980 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 12 | |
| 1981 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 16 | |
| 1982 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 14 | 0 |
| 1983 | CFL | Edmonton Eskimos | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 0 |
Honors
1979 - CFL CFL All-CFL
1979 - CFL CFL West All-Star
