Gordon Smith (American football)
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | Douglas, Arizona | April 9, 1939||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | West (Phoenix, Arizona) | ||||||
College: | Arizona State, Missouri | ||||||
Undrafted: | 1961 | ||||||
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Gordon Chilton Smith (born April 9, 1939) is a former American football player and coach. He played professionally as a tight end in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minnesota Vikings for five seasons, from 1961 to 1965. Smith played college football at Arizona State University and the University of Missouri under head coach Dan Devine.
After retiring from playing, Smith became an assistant football coach at the University of Arkansas in 1966. In December 1967, he was hired as an assistant football coach at Iowa State University under new head coach, Johnny Majors with whom Smith worked as an assistant at Arkansas.[1][2] Smith served as offensive coordinator at Iowa State before resigning after the 1970 season to take a job with the federal government.[3]
References
- ^ "Arkansas Coach Hired By ISU". San Angelo Standard-Times. San Angelo, Texas. Associated Press. December 17, 1967. p. 5C. Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ White, Maury (July 19, 1968). "[Untitled]". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Maly, Phil (December 23, 1970). "Iowa State's Smith Quits". Des Moines Tribune. Des Moines, Iowa. p. 1S. Retrieved July 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com
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