Riley Smith
Riley Henry Smith
Born: July 14, 1911
Carrollton, MS USA
Deceased: August 9, 1999
Mobile, AL
Position: BB-LB
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
College: Alabama
High School: Greenwood (MS); Columbus (MS)
Career: 1936-1938
Drafted: 1936 in Round 1, #2 overall by the Boston Redskins
Riley Smith played from 1936 to 1938 during his career with the Boston Redskins and Washington Redskins. Smith ran for 58 yards in his career on 45 attempts, scoring 2 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 18 passes for 300 yards and 3 receiving touchdowns..
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Passing:
Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 239 | 7.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 29.7 |
1937 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 4 | 44.4 | 33 | 3.7 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 39 | 94.0 |
1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 1 | 25.0 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 18 | 45.8 |
Totals | 46 | 19 | 41.3 | 290 | 6.3 | 3 | 6.5 | 3 | 6.5 | 39 |
Rushing:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 30 | 26 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 |
1937 | NFL Washington Redskins | 12 | 39 | 3.2 | 0 | 2 |
1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 0 | 0 |
Totals | 45 | 58 | 1.3 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving:
Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 3 | 76 | 25.3 | 30 | 2 |
1937 | NFL Washington Redskins | 11 | 93 | 8.5 | 0 | 0 |
1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 131 | 32.8 | 39 | 1 |
Totals | 18 | 300 | 16.7 | 39 | 3 |
Kicking:
Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 14 | 4 | 26 | ||||
1937 | NFL Washington Redskins | 22 | 5 | 37 | ||||
1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 9 |
Totals | 6 | 39 | 650.0 | 5 | 11 | 220.0 | 72 |
Interceptions:
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 |
1936 | NFL Boston Redskins | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 38 | |||||||
1937 | NFL Washington Redskins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 22 | 0 | 55 | ||||||
1938 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 | |||||||
Totals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 |
Playing Career:
Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1936 | NFL | Boston Redskins | 12 | 10 |
1937 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 11 |
1938 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 7 | 6 |
Honors
1936 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1937 - United Press International All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)