Dave Smith (born March 23, 1937, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin)[1] is a former American collegiate and professional football player. A fullback, he attended Greendale High School in Greendale, Wisconsin, before playing collegiately for Ripon College and professionally from 1960 through 1964 for the American Football League (AFL)'s Houston Oilers, where he was a member of the AFL's first two championship teams, in 1960 and 1961. He was selected by Sporting News as the first All-AFL fullback in 1960. The league did not play an All-Star game that first year, but Smith's 154 carries for 643 yards and 5 touchdowns earned him a berth on the All-League Team. Smith later became a scout for the Buffalo Bills.
AFL career statistics
| Legend
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Won the AFL championship
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| Bold
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Career high
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Regular season
| Year
|
Team
|
Games
|
Rushing
|
Receiving
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| GP |
GS |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD
|
| 1960 |
HOU
|
14 |
14 |
154 |
643 |
4.2 |
65 |
5 |
22 |
216 |
9.8 |
40 |
2
|
| 1961 |
HOU
|
14 |
1 |
60 |
258 |
4.3 |
21 |
2 |
10 |
131 |
13.1 |
37 |
1
|
| 1962 |
HOU
|
14 |
3 |
56 |
249 |
4.4 |
41 |
1 |
17 |
117 |
6.9 |
20 |
2
|
| 1963 |
HOU
|
14 |
4 |
50 |
202 |
4.0 |
16 |
3 |
24 |
270 |
11.3 |
36 |
2
|
| 1964 |
HOU
|
9 |
0 |
8 |
16 |
2.0 |
8 |
0 |
7 |
38 |
5.4 |
15 |
0
|
|
65 |
22 |
328 |
1,368 |
4.2 |
65 |
11 |
80 |
772 |
9.7 |
40 |
7
|
Playoffs
| Year
|
Team
|
Games
|
Rushing
|
Receiving
|
| GP |
GS |
Att |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
Lng |
TD
|
| 1960 |
HOU
|
1 |
1 |
19 |
45 |
2.4 |
14 |
0 |
5 |
52 |
10.4 |
17 |
1
|
| 1961 |
HOU
|
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0
|
| 1962 |
HOU
|
1 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1.5 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
6 |
0
|
|
3 |
1 |
21 |
48 |
2.3 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
58 |
9.7 |
17 |
1
|
References
- ^ "Dave Smith". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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