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Date of birth | August 24, 1955 |
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Place of birth | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Career information | |
Position(s) | WR |
College | Kansas |
NFL draft | 1977 / Round: 8 / Pick: 215 |
Drafted by | Kansas City Chiefs |
Career history | |
As player | |
1977–1983 | Edmonton Eskimos |
1984 | Dallas Cowboys (NFL) |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1979 |
Awards | 1979 - Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy |
James Waddell Smith (born August 24, 1955 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American-born football player for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League (CFL) where he played for seven seasons from 1977–1983. He was an All-Star in 1979 and was a part of five Grey Cup championship teams for the Eskimos. He finished his career in the NFL playing two games for the Dallas Cowboys in 1984.