Steve Smear

Steve Smear
Profile
Positions	Defensive end • Linebacker
Personal information
Born	May 18, 1948 (age 77); Johnstown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg)
Career information
College	Penn State
NFL draft	1970: 4th round, 95th overall pick
Career history
1970–1972	Montreal Alouettes
1973	Toronto Argonauts
1974–1975	Saskatchewan Roughriders
Awards and highlights
	Grey Cup champion (1970); CFL All-Star (1970); 2× CFL East All-Star (1970, 1971); Second-team All-American (1969); First-team All-East (1969);

Last updated September 18, 2025

Steve Smear (born May 18, 1948) is a former defensive end and linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (CFL).^[1] He was a CFL All-Star in 1970 and was a part of a Grey Cup victory for the Alouettes.

He was named an All-American defensive tackle in 1968 while playing at Penn State University.

He was awarded the Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award in 1968.

He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

References

↑ Blackman, Ted (April 17, 1973). "Blackman .Steve Smear Leaves The Als As He Played With Class". Montreal Gazette . p. 41. Retrieved May 7, 2011.

External links

This biographical article relating to a Canadian football linebacker is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] Blackman, Ted (April 17, 1973). "Blackman .Steve Smear Leaves The Als As He Played With Class". Montreal Gazette . p. 41. Retrieved May 7, 2011.

[1]

Authority control databases
International	ISNI VIAF
National	United States