Harold Smith

Harold Jerone Smith (born January 5, 1962) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and Arena Football League (AFL). He played college football at Texas Southern University. He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL, and the New England Steamrollers, Denver Dynamite and Albany Firebirds of the AFL. He was also a member of the Cleveland Browns during the 1987 NFL players strike.

Early life and college Harold Jerone Smith was born on January 5, 1962, in Houston, Texas.

Smith played for the New England Steamrollers of the Arena Football League (AFL) in 1988, completing 187 of 351 passes (53.3%) for 2,071 yards, 31 touchdowns, and 18 interceptions while also rushing 25 times for 30 yards and six touchdowns.

Coaching career Smith returned to the Roughriders as a coach in 2000, serving as the receivers/quarterbacks coach from 2000 to 2002 and as quarterbacks coach from 2003 to 2004. He later returned to Texas Southern as co-quarterback coach and alumni liaison.