Jerry Smith
Gerald Thomas Smith
Born: July 19, 1943
Eugene, OR USA
Deceased: October 15, 1986
Silver Spring, MD
Position: TE-SE-FL
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 208
College: Arizona St.
High School: San Lorenzo (CA)
Career: 1965-1977
Drafted: 1965 in Round 18, #141 overall (AFL) by the Kansas City Chiefs
Drafted: 1965 in Round 9, #118 overall by the Washington Redskins
Jerry Smith played from 1965 to 1977 during his career with the Washington Redskins. Smith caught 421 passes for 5,496 yards and 60 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 20 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 257 | 13.5 | 54 | 2 |
| 1966 | NFL Washington Redskins | 54 | 686 | 12.7 | 35 | 6 |
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 67 | 849 | 12.7 | 43 | 12 |
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 45 | 626 | 13.9 | 56 | 6 |
| 1969 | NFL Washington Redskins | 54 | 682 | 12.6 | 28 | 9 |
| 1970 | NFL Washington Redskins | 43 | 575 | 13.4 | 41 | 9 |
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 16 | 227 | 14.2 | 31 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 21 | 353 | 16.8 | 34 | 7 |
| 1973 | NFL Washington Redskins | 19 | 215 | 11.3 | 25 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 44 | 554 | 12.6 | 30 | 3 |
| 1975 | NFL Washington Redskins | 31 | 391 | 12.6 | 27 | 3 |
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 20 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 421 | 5496 | 13.1 | 56 | 60 |
Punt Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1973 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1965 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1966 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1967 | NFL Washington Redskins | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||||
| 1968 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| 1969 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1970 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| 1971 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| 1972 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1974 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| 1975 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| 1976 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 360 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 5 |
| 1966 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1967 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 |
| 1968 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 0 |
| 1969 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 0 |
| 1970 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 8 | 7 |
| 1972 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 9 |
| 1974 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1975 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 14 | 14 |
| 1976 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 13 | 2 |
| 1977 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 9 | 0 |
Honors
1967 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1967 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1967 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1969 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1969 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
