Ed Smith (quarterback)

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

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

Early years

Smith grew up in Pittsburgh and attended Central Catholic High School in that city.[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 the Hamilton club.[14]

References
  1. Roy Damer (November 14, 1978). "Spartans' Smith no passing fancy". Chicago Tribune. p. 4–6.
  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. "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. p. 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. "MSU's top 50 football players: No. 46 Ed Smith". Lansing State Journal. June 23, 2015.
  9. "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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