J.D. Smith
J.D. Smith Jr.
Born: July 19, 1932
Plainville, SC USA
Deceased: April 1, 2015
Position: FB-HB-DB
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 205
College: North Carolina A&T
High School: Sterling (Greenville, SC)
Career: 1956-1966
Drafted: 1955 in Round 15, #179 overall by the Chicago Bears
J.D. Smith played from 1956 to 1966 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. Smith ran for 4,672 yards in his career on 1,100 attempts, scoring 40 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 127 passes for 1,122 yards and 6 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating | 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
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| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 26 | 209 | 8.0 | 80 | 3 | 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 207 | 1036 | 5.0 | 73 | 10 | 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 174 | 780 | 4.5 | 41 | 5 | 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 167 | 823 | 4.9 | 33 | 8 | 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 258 | 907 | 3.5 | 28 | 6 | 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 162 | 560 | 3.5 | 52 | 5 | 1964 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 | 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 86 | 295 | 3.4 | 24 | 2 | 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 |
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| Totals | 1100 | 4672 | 4.2 | 80 | 40 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 | 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 13 | 133 | 10.2 | 21 | 1 | 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 36 | 181 | 5.0 | 21 | 1 | 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 28 | 343 | 12.2 | 57 | 1 | 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 21 | 197 | 9.4 | 47 | 1 | 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 17 | 196 | 11.5 | 40 | 1 | 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
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| Totals | 127 | 1122 | 8.8 | 57 | 6 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 368 | 26.3 | 38 | 0 | 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 15 | 356 | 23.7 | 39 | 0 | 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 158 | 22.6 | 33 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 36 | 882 | 24.5 | 39 | 0 |
Interceptions:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1957 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1958 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1959 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 1960 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1961 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1962 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 1963 | NFL San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 1965 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1966 | NFL Dallas Cowboys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 40 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 276 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1956 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 6 | 3 | 1956 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 0 | 1957 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 10 | 1958 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 0 | 1959 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 | 1960 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 12 | 12 | 1961 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 12 | 1962 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 14 | 1963 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 14 | 13 | 1964 | NFL | San Francisco 49ers | 2 | 2 | 1965 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 3 | 1966 | NFL | Dallas Cowboys | 14 | 1 |
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Honors
1959 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1959 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1959 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
