[1] Smith started his career as a full-back but was unable to establish a place for himself in the Essendon side.
He performed well in the league seconds, winning a Gardiner Medal in 1939.
He played all 20 games for Essendon in the 1944 VFL season, including two finals.
[2] He appeared for Brunswick again from 1946 until 1949 and also played some football in Queensland with Sandgate.
This Australian rules football biography of a person born in 1918 is a stub.