Adrion Smith

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Adrion Smith
Born: (1971-09-29) September 29, 1971 (age 53)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Career information
StatusRetired
CFL status American
Position(s) CB
College Southwest Missouri State
Career history
As player
1994 Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1995 Memphis Mad Dogs
1996–1997 Toronto Argonauts
1998* Buffalo Bills
1998–2005 Toronto Argonauts
Career highlights and awards
CFL All-Star 1999, 2002, 2003
CFL East All-Star 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005

Adrion "Pee Wee" Smith (born September 29, 1971) is a former football player in the CFL for twelve years. Smith played defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Memphis Mad Dogs and Toronto Argonauts from 1994 to 2005. He was a CFL All-Star four times and won three Grey Cup Championships (1996, 1997 and 2004) with the Argos. Smith was noted for occasionally playing quarterback as well as returning punts. As such, he was considered relatively versatile. He played college football at Southwest Missouri State University. In 2007, he was a radio analyst for the Argonauts. In 2008, Smith was a CFL analyst on Rogers Sportsnet.

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Smith signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in March 1994 and played 14 regular season games that season.

Memphis Mad Dogs

Smith was acquired by the Memphis Mad Dogs for the 1995 season. He played 15 games that year and returned a punt for a touchdown.

Toronto Argonauts (I)

Smith joined the Toronto Argonauts for the 1996 season. In the Grey Cup game, he returned an interception 49 yards for a touchdown to help secure his first Grey Cup win.

In 1997, Smith won his second consecutive Grey Cup, a game in which he returned a kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. This kickoff return set the record for the longest kickoff return in Grey Cup history.

Buffalo Bills

Smith signed with the NFL's Buffalo Bills on January 28, 1998. He was released by the team after training camp.

Toronto Argonauts (II)

Smith returned to the Argonauts in September 1998, and played 8 games for the team that year.

He won his third Grey Cup with the Argonauts in 2004.

Smith played in 2005, then he retired in the off-season. [1]

Personal life

In 2011, Smith married Denise Warriner and they share three children together, Makayla, Kiondré and Charlize. In 2022, Kiondré followed in his father's footsteps and was drafted into the CFL by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

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  1. ↑ "There'll be a run on Argo defence". CFL.ca. June 17, 2006. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
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