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Position | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | November 26, 1915 |
Died: | January 15, 1995 | (aged 79)
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College | Ohio State (1935) |
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William Inwood Smith (November 26, 1915 – January 15, 1995) was an All-American football player for the Ohio State University Buckeyes in the mid-1930s. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1937 NFL Draft. [1] A native of New Jersey, he moved with his family to Mansfield, Ohio as a boy. In addition to football, Smith was a competitive swimmer, basketball player, and track and field athlete. [2] At the end of the 1935 college football season, Smith was selected as a first-team All-American by Grantland Rice for Collier's Weekly and by a board of coaches for Pathé News. [3] [4] After graduating from Ohio State, Smith was employed by the Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Cleveland. [5] During World War II, Smith became district supervisor of the Office of Price Administration in Columbus, Ohio. [6] [7]
Ohio State Buckeyes | |
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Position | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | November 26, 1915 |
Died: | January 15, 1995 | (aged 79)
Career history | |
College | Ohio State (1935) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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William Inwood Smith (November 26, 1915 – January 15, 1995) was an All-American football player for the Ohio State University Buckeyes in the mid-1930s. He was drafted in the fifth round of the 1937 NFL Draft. [1] A native of New Jersey, he moved with his family to Mansfield, Ohio as a boy. In addition to football, Smith was a competitive swimmer, basketball player, and track and field athlete. [2] At the end of the 1935 college football season, Smith was selected as a first-team All-American by Grantland Rice for Collier's Weekly and by a board of coaches for Pathé News. [3] [4] After graduating from Ohio State, Smith was employed by the Westinghouse Electric Manufacturing Co. in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Cleveland. [5] During World War II, Smith became district supervisor of the Office of Price Administration in Columbus, Ohio. [6] [7]