Vitamin Smith
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Position: | Halfback | ||||||||||
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Born: | Sweetwater, Texas | October 30, 1923||||||||||
Died: | February 14, 2000 Lake Dallas, Texas | (aged 76)||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 179 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||
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College: | Abilene Christian | ||||||||||
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Verda T. "Vitamin" Smith, Jr. (October 30, 1923 – February 14, 2000) was a National Football League (NFL) running back for the Los Angeles Rams from 1949 through 1953.
Smith served in the United States Army and participated in the Battle of Normandy before enrolling at Abilene Christian University where he sprinted, threw javelin and played college football for the Wildcats.[1] In the NFL, Smith was a return specialist. In 1950, he set a record by returning three kicks for touchdowns in a single season. That record would stand until 1967.[2]
References[]
- ^ Hadfield, Ron (3 February 2016). "Wildcats are witnesses to NFL title history". ACU Today. Abilene Christian University. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "Standout Ram Kick Returner Vitamin T. Smith Dead at 76". Los Angeles Times. Associated Press. 16 February 2000. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
Categories:
- 1923 births
- 2000 deaths
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- American football running backs
- American football return specialists
- Abilene Christian Wildcats football players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- Operation Overlord people
- People from Lake Dallas, Texas
- People from Sweetwater, Texas
- Players of American football from Texas
- American football running back, 1920s birth stubs