Bob Smith (halfback)

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Bob Smith
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Position: Halfback
Personal information
Born: (1933-02-23) February 23, 1933 (age 89)
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Height:5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school: Grand Island (NE)
College: Nebraska
NFL Draft: 1955  / Round: 15 / Pick: 181
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Robert Gerald Smith (born February 23, 1933) is a former American football halfback who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Cleveland Browns and Philadelphia Eagles. He was drafted by the Browns in the fifteenth round of the 1955 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln and attended Grand Island Senior High School in Grand Island, Nebraska. [1]

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References

  1. "BOB SMITH". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved May 18, 2015.