Gene Smith (American football guard)

American football player (1905–1979)

American football player

Gene Smith

Personal information

Born:

(1905-09-25)September 25, 1905
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.

Died:

December 10, 1979(1979-12-10) (aged 74)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

Height:

5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)

Weight:

190 lb (86 kg)

Career information

College:

University of Georgia

Position:

Guard

Career history

Georgia (1927)
Portsmouth (1930)

Career highlights and awards

All-Southern (1927)
Third-team All-American (1927)

Stats at Pro Football Reference

Henry Eugene "Jug Head" Smith (September 25, 1905 – December 10, 1979) was an American football guard in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Georgia Bulldogs of the University of Georgia, where he was selected All-Southern. Smith was a member of its "dream and wonder team." He made an all-time Georgia Bulldogs football team picked in 1935. He played in the NFL as a member of the Portsmouth Spartans.

References

^ "Gene Smith". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
"Gene Smith". Archived from the original on December 9, 2014.
"Spears Given Highest Vote in Selection". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. November 27, 1927.
Patrick Garbin (2008). About Them Dawgs!: Georgia Football's Memorable Teams and Players. p. 43. ISBN 9780810860407.
George Trevor. "All-Time All-Star Team". Tulane University Football Program-The Greenie; Georgia Vs. Tulane.

v t e 1927 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections
Backfield	QB Bill Spears HB Stumpy Thomason HB Dick Dodson FB Herdis McCrary
Line	E Tom Nash E Ivey Shiver T Fred Pickhard T Jess Tinsley G John Barnhill G Gene Smith C Elvin Butcher

v t e 1927 Georgia Bulldogs football—national champions—"Dream and Wonder team"
1 Glenn Lautzenhiser 3 Roy Estes 8 Johnny Broadnax 10 Gene Smith 12 Herdis McCrary 18 Ike Boland 19 Tom Nash 26 Chick Shiver 29 Bobby Hooks Head coach: George Cecil Woodruff Assistants Jim Crowley, Harry Mehre

1927 Georgia Bulldogs football—national champions—"Dream and Wonder team"

Head coach: George Cecil Woodruff
Assistants Jim Crowley, Harry Mehre

v t e Portsmouth Spartans 1930 inaugural season roster
Walt Ambrose Chuck Bennett Chuck Braidwood Richard Brown Koester Christensen Ebby DeWeese Forrest Douds Byron Eby Harold Fenner Bill Fleckenstein Willis Glassgow Al Graham Aaron Grant Hal Griffen Frank Hanny Dud Harris George Hastings Lou Jennings Spider Johnson Red Joseph Cy Kahl Tiny Lewis Father Lumpkin Babe Lyon Emil Mayer Chief McLain Ernie Meyer Ray Novotny Frosty Peters Carroll Ringwalt Fred Roberts Sod Ryan Vin Schleusner Ronald Shearer Gene Smith Buck Weaver Bull Wesley Head coach Hal Griffen

Portsmouth Spartans 1930 inaugural season roster

Head coach: Hal Griffen

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