| Michigan State Spartans — No. | |
| Quarterback | |
| Major: | |
| Date of birth: January 13, 1956 | |
| Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | Weight: 168 lb (76 kg; 12 st 0 lb) |
| Career history | |
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| College(s): * Michigan State (1976–1978)
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| Career highlights and awards | |
Ed Smith (born January 13, 1956) is a former American football quarterback.
Early years[]
Smith grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Central Catholic High School in that city.[1][2]
Smith's older brother, Danny Smith, has been a football coach for more than 30 years, including stints with Georgia Tech (1987–1994), the Washington Redskins (2004–2012), and the Pittsburgh Steelers (2013 to present).[2]
Michigan State[]
Smith played college football at Michigan State University as a quarterback from 1976 to 1978.[3] He was redshirted in 1975.[1] As a senior, he led the Big Ten with 2,226 passing yards, a 139.0 passing efficiency rating, and 2,247 yards of total offense.[4] He was also selected as the most valuable player on the 1978 Michigan State Spartans football team that as the co-champion of the Big Ten.[4][5] He was also selected by both the Associated Press and United Press International as the second-team quarterback (behind Rick Leach) on the 1978 All-Big Ten Conference football team.[6][7] He finished his career as Michigan State's and the Big Ten's all-time leader with 5,706 passing yards.[8][9]
In June 2015, the Lansing State Journal ranked Smith at No. 46 on it list of Michigan State's greatest football players.[8]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats[]
In February 1979, Smith signed a two-year contract to play professional football for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League.[9][10][11] In one of his early games for Hamilton,he threw five interceptions.[12] He appeared in a total of 16 games for the Tiger-Cats in 1979, completing 61 of 140 passes for 794 yards, four touchdowns, and 14 interceptions.[13] In May 1980, Smith announced his retirement from the Hamilton club.[14]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Roy Damer (November 14, 1978). "Spartans' Smith no passing fancy". Chicago Tribune: p. 4-6. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1978/11/14/page/56/article/spartans-smith-no-passing-fancy.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Do You Remember? Eddie Smith". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 20, 2013. http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/high-school-football/2013/09/20/Do-You-Remember-Eddie-Smith/stories/201309200113.
- ↑ "Ed Smith College Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/players/ed-smith-2.html. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "1978 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/big-ten/1978.html. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
- ↑ Roy Damer (December 25, 1978). "Michigan's Leach wins Tribune Silver Football". Chicago Tribune: p. 5-3. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9311086/michigans_leach_wins_tribune_silver/.
- ↑ "Leach leads All-Big Ten: Michigan, MSU dominate team". The Kokomo Tribune: p. 26. December 7, 1978. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9322082/leach_leads_allbig_ten_michigan_msu/.
- ↑ "Co-champs dominate all-Big Ten selections". The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL): p. B3. November 30, 1978. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/4112694/co_champs_dominate_all_big_10_selections/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "MSU's top 50 football players: No. 46 Ed Smith". Lansing State Journal. June 23, 2015. http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/top50-football/2015/06/23/msu-top-50-ed-smith/29144825/.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Ticats sign highly-rated passer". Ottawa Journal: p. 16. February 13, 1979. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9363496/ticats_sign_highlyrated_passer/.
- ↑ Lynn Henning (February 8, 1979). "Tiger-Cats woo Smith: Can CFL lure MSU star?". The Lansing State Journal: p. D6. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9363370/tigercats_woo_smith_can_cfl_lure_msu/.
- ↑ "Ed Smith signs with Tiger-Cats". The Lansing State Journal: p. D1. February 12, 1979. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9363419/ed_smith_signs_with_tigercats/.
- ↑ "CFL job no picnic for Smith". The Lansing State Journal: p. B1. August 11, 1979. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9363574/cfl_job_no_picnic_for_smith/.
- ↑ "Ed Smith". cflpedia. http://www.cflapedia.com/Players/s/smith_ed.htm. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
- ↑ "Ticats passer retires". Ottawa Journal: p. 14. May 27, 1980. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/9363731/ticats_passer_retires/.
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