Bruce Smith
Bruce Phillip Smith
Born: February 8, 1920
Fairbault, MN USA
Deceased: August 28, 1967
Alexandria, MN
Position: HB-DB-TB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 197
College: Minnesota
High School: Fairbault (MN)
Career: 1945-1948
Drafted: 1942 in Round 13, #119 overall by the Green Bay Packers
Bruce Smith played from 1945 to 1948 during his career with the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams. Smith ran for 560 yards in his career on 108 attempts, scoring 1 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 8 passes for 79 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 21 | 94 | 4.5 | 27 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 22 | 119 | 5.4 | 36 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 47 | 288 | 6.1 | 37 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 20 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 12 | 38 | 3.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 108 | 560 | 5.2 | 37 | 1 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 36 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 29 | 7.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 8 | 79 | 9.9 | 36 | 1 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 6 | 67 | 11.2 | 20 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 10 | 111 | 11.1 | 22 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 46 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 6 | 128 | 21.3 | 26 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948 | NFL Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1947 | NFL Green Bay Packers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |||||
| Totals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 3 | 2 |
| 1946 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 6 | 2 |
| 1947 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 10 | 6 |
| 1948 | NFL | Green Bay Packers | 4 | 1 |
| 1948 | NFL | Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 0 |
