[2] Smith attended the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, where he played quarterback for the Crimson Tide.

He was a passer and runner, but could also block, punt, kick extra points, and boot field goals.

Smith was the second player chosen (behind Jay Berwanger) in the first-ever 1936 NFL draft.

[3] In 1936 and 1937 he missed only three minutes in 26 Redskins games, but an injury ended his playing career early.

[4] He served in the U.S. Navy as a lieutenant commander from 1942 to 1945 and then became a real estate developer in Mobile, Alabama.