Ed Smith (quarterback)

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Ed Smith
Michigan State Spartans
Position Quarterback
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Born: (1956-01-13) January 13, 1956 (age 68)
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight168 lb (76 kg)
Career history
College

Ed Smith (born January 13, 1956) is a former American football quarterback.

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Early years

Smith grew up in Pittsburgh, PA and attended Central Catholic High School. [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 professional football. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 Roy Damer (November 14, 1978). "Spartans' Smith no passing fancy". Chicago Tribune. pp. 4–6.
  2. 1 2 "Do You Remember? Eddie Smith". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Ed Smith College Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 6, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "1978 Big Ten Conference Year Summary". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  5. ↑ Roy Damer (December 25, 1978). "Michigan's Leach wins Tribune Silver Football". Chicago Tribune. pp. 5–3.
  6. ↑ "Leach leads All-Big Ten: Michigan, MSU dominate team". The Kokomo Tribune. December 7, 1978. p. 26.
  7. ↑ "Co-champs dominate all-Big Ten selections". The Pantagraph (Bloomington, IL). November 30, 1978. p. B3.
  8. 1 2 "MSU's top 50 football players: No. 46 Ed Smith". Lansing State Journal. June 23, 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Ticats sign highly-rated passer". Ottawa Journal. February 13, 1979. p. 16.
  10. ↑ Lynn Henning (February 8, 1979). "Tiger-Cats woo Smith: Can CFL lure MSU star?". The Lansing State Journal. p. D6.
  11. ↑ "Ed Smith signs with Tiger-Cats". The Lansing State Journal. February 12, 1979. p. D1.
  12. ↑ "CFL job no picnic for Smith". The Lansing State Journal. August 11, 1979. p. B1.
  13. ↑ "Ed Smith". cflpedia. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Ticats passer retires". Ottawa Journal. May 27, 1980. p. 14.
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