About Ray Smith
Lived 1908 – 1984 (aged 75–76). Ray Smith was an American american football player.
Raymond Henry Smith (August 27, 1908 – May 12, 1984) was an American professional football center who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Providence Steam Roller and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Tulsa and the University of Missouri.
Early life and college Raymond Henry Smith was born on August 27, 1908, in Missouri. He attended Sapulpa High School in Sapulpa, Oklahoma.
On November 19, 1930, Smith was signed off the Steam Roller by the Portsmouth Spartans. However, he did not appear in any games for the Spartans that year. Ray Smith died on May 12, 1984, in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Who was Ray Smith?
American football player (1908-1984)
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Ray Smith was born on 27 August 1908 in Missouri.
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Ray Smith died in 1984.
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Ray Smith was an american football player.
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Ray Smith was American.
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