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{{Short description|American football player (1936–2016)}} |
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| number = 61 |
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|position=[[Guard (American football)|Guard]] |
| position = [[Guard (American football)|Guard]] |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1936|9|29}} |
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|9|29}} |
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|birth_place=[[Morgan County, Alabama|Walker Springs, Alabama]], U.S. |
| birth_place = [[Morgan County, Alabama|Walker Springs, Alabama]], U.S. |
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|death_date={{death date and age|2016|7|22|1936|9|29}} |
| death_date = {{death date and age|2016|7|22|1936|9|29}} |
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|death_place=[[Trussville, Alabama]], U.S. |
| death_place = [[Trussville, Alabama]], U.S. |
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|height_ft=6 |
| height_ft = 6 |
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|height_in=2 |
| height_in = 2 |
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|weight_lbs=235 |
| weight_lbs = 235 |
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|high_school=Uniontown (AL) |
| high_school = Uniontown (AL) |
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|college=[[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] (1957–1958) |
| college = [[Auburn Tigers football|Auburn]] (1957–1958) |
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|draftyear=1959 |
| draftyear = 1959 |
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|draftround=4 |
| draftround = 4 |
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|draftpick=48 |
| draftpick = 48 |
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|afldraftyear=1960 |
| afldraftyear = 1960 |
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|afldraftround=1<br>Pick: First Selections<br>(by the [[New York Jets|New York Titans]]) |
| afldraftround = 1<br>Pick: First Selections<br>(by the [[New York Jets|New York Titans]]) |
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* [[Baltimore Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1960}}) |
* [[Baltimore Colts]] ({{NFL Year|1960}}) |
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* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|1961}}) |
* [[New York Giants]] ({{NFL Year|1961}}) |
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|highlights= |
| highlights = |
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* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1957 Auburn Tigers football team|1957]]) |
* [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|National champion]] ([[1957 Auburn Tigers football team|1957]]) |
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* [[Outland Trophy]] (1958) |
* [[Outland Trophy]] (1958) |
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* First-team All-American ([[1959 College Football All-America Team|1959]]) |
* First-team All-American ([[1959 College Football All-America Team|1959]]) |
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* 2× First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1958 All-SEC football team|1958]], [[1959 All-SEC football team|1959]]) |
* 2× First-team [[List of All-SEC football teams|All-SEC]] ([[1958 All-SEC football team|1958]], [[1959 All-SEC football team|1959]]) |
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|statlabel1=Games played |
| statlabel1 = Games played |
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|statvalue1=24 |
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[[Category:Edmonton Elks players]] |
[[Category:Edmonton Elks players]] |
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[[Category:New York Giants players]] |
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| Position: | Guard | ||
| Personal information | |||
| Born: | September 29, 1936 Walker Springs, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| Died: | July 22, 2016 (aged 79) Trussville, Alabama, U.S. | ||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||
| Career information | |||
| High school: | Uniontown (AL) | ||
| College: | Auburn (1957–1958) | ||
| NFL draft: | 1959 / Round: 4 / Pick: 48 | ||
| AFL draft: | 1960 / Round: 1 Pick: First Selections (by the New York Titans) | ||
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Roger Duane "Zeke" Smith (September 29, 1936 – July 22, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants. He played college football at Auburn where he was awarded the Outland Trophy in 1958. His banner, along with four other Auburn greats - Bo Jackson, Pat Sullivan, Tracy Rocker and Carlos Rogers, is hanging outside Jordan–Hare Stadium in his honor. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1959 NFL Draft.[1]
Smith died on July 22, 2016. He was 79 years old at the time of his death.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Auburn". Helmet Hut. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ Kevin Cunningham (July 22, 2016). "Zeke Smith, former Auburn OL and LB, passes away". Saturday Down South.
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