From the University of Colorado, Bruce Smith is probably best remembered as a Toronto Argonaut where he played his final four seasons (1976-79) and where he remained after he retired from football.
Smith, however played for three other CFL steams before joining the Argnonauts. Smith signed as a free agent with the Hamilton tiger-Cats in 1972 and won the Grey Cup with the Tiger-Cats in his rookie season. Smith spent two seasons with Hamilton (1972-73), one with Edmonton (1974), and one with Ottawa (1975) before joining the Argnoanauts.
Following his football career, Smith became a successfull real-estate agent in Toronto, a public speaker, children's author and was also active in charity work.
Bruce Smith passed away on January 3, 2013.
Argos Mourn Loss of Bruce Smith
| Year | Team | GP | Int | Yds | Avg | TDInt | Long | FR | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | FF | OFR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | HAM | 14 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1973 | HAM | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1974 | EDM | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | OTT | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | TOR | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1977 | TOR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1978 | TOR | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | TOR | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No defensive tackle or quarterback sack stats were kept during the years Smith played.
