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rdf:type	NFL player
rdfs:label	Gaylon Smith
rdfs:comment	Gaylon Wesley Smith (July 15, 1916 – March 10, 1958) was a professional American football fullback and defensive end who played five seasons for the Cleveland Rams in the National Football League (NFL) and one season for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Before entering professional football, Smith starred as a halfback at Rhodes College and led the country in scoring in 1938. He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the following season's NFL draft and played for the Cleveland team until deciding to retire from the sport in 1943. After taking a job as a personnel director and playing on a regional basketball and baseball teams based in the Cleveland area, Smith joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 during World War II. He was discharged two years later a
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draftyear	1939
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heightft	5
statvalue	51 256 710
Birth Date	1916-07-15
statseason	1946
death place	Cleveland, Ohio
currentpositionplain	Defensive end Fullback (American football)
Name	Gaylon Smith Smith, Gaylon
pfr	SmitGa21
Caption	Smith at Rhodes College in 1936
pastteams	* Cleveland Rams * Cleveland Browns
draftround	2
Weight	202
Date of Death	1958-03-10
debutteam	Cleveland Rams
Birth Place	dbkwik:resource/xjQe-Gq7ub6jY2_yNgFw5A==
College	Rhodes College
death date	1958-03-10
Highlights	* All-Dixie * All-Southern Second Team * Little All-American * AAFC Champion
dbf	SMITHGAY01
Place of Birth	Lonoke, Arkansas, United States
Place of death	Cleveland, Ohio
Alt	A picture of Gaylon Smith while he was at Rhodes College in 1936
debutyear	1939
draftpick	13
Date of Birth	1916-07-15
Short Description	American football player
finalteam	Cleveland Browns
heightin	11
statlabel	Games Receiving Yards Rushing Yards
finalyear	1946
abstract	Gaylon Wesley Smith (July 15, 1916 – March 10, 1958) was a professional American football fullback and defensive end who played five seasons for the Cleveland Rams in the National Football League (NFL) and one season for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Before entering professional football, Smith starred as a halfback at Rhodes College and led the country in scoring in 1938. He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the following season's NFL draft and played for the Cleveland team until deciding to retire from the sport in 1943. After taking a job as a personnel director and playing on a regional basketball and baseball teams based in the Cleveland area, Smith joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 during World War II. He was discharged two years later and signed with the Browns, then a new team in the AAFC. Smith was a second-string player with the Browns, but substituted for an injured Marion Motley late in the season as the team won the AAFC championship game. Smith retired after the 1946 season, but stayed in Ohio to raise his family and work as a manufacturer's representative. He died in 1958 at the age of 41.