Rod Smith (Canadian football)
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Born: | February 8, 1925 Guelph, Ontario [1] |
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Died: | December 11, 2016 Waterloo, Ontario |
Career information | |
Position(s) | G |
College | University of Toronto |
Career history | |
As player | |
1947 | Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers |
1949 | Montreal Alouettes |
Honors | 1949 โ Grey Cup Champion |
Rod Smith (1925โ2016) was a Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League player. He played offensive guard.
A graduate of University of Toronto, Smith played at least one year with the Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers, and then took 1948 off from football (to work in South Africa). He joined the Montreal Alouettes in 1949 and was part of the Larks first Grey Cup championship.[2] He worked as a civil engineer while playing with the Als.
After retiring from the CFL, he worked as a civil engineer in Colombia.
References
- ^ "Rod Smith". CFLpedia. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
- ^ Montreal Alouettes Pack Power, Passing, Speed Ottawa Citizen, November 23, 1949
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