Ward Smith

Ward Smith was born in Calgary and attended Boise State.  Smith bounced around the CFL, playing for five different teams in a career that spanned from 1969 to 1977.  Smith played mainly defensive back, but saw some time at running back early in his career, and was also used as a kick returner.  Smith started his career with Calgary in 1969, playing 5 games and then finishing the season with BC where he played 9 games.  Smith played just one game for the Lions in 1970, before moving on to play 10 games with Winnipeg. Smith was traded to the Toronto Argonauts in 1971 as part of a deal that brought QB Don Jonas to Winnipeg, but Smith didn't play in 1971 and 1972 due to a series of injuries including an achilles tendon injury. Smith returned to play three seasons with the Alouettes from 1973 to 1975.  After not playing again in 1976, Smith was with Toronto in 1977.  Smith joined the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 1978, but did not play any regular seaon games for the Cats. Smith was considered a valuable asset by teams because of his ability to start at defenisve back as a non-import, and his excellent speed.  Smith, however, was known to be a "free spirit" and that helped account for his frequent movement between clubs.  Ward Smith Passed away in August of 2007.

Smith Traded to Toronto as Part of Don Jonus Deal - May 11, 1971

Smith Released by Alouettes - June 4, 1976

 

GP, Rushing, Receiving and Points
Year Team GP TC Yds Avg TD Long Rec Yds Avg TD Long PTS
1969 BC 9 3 23 7.7 0 23 1 9 9 0 9 0
1969 CAL 5 2 14 7 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 WPG 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 BC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 MON 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
1974 MON 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
1975 MON 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1977 TOR 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Fumbles
Year Team F FL OFR
1969 BC 1 1 0
1969 CAL 0 0 0
1970 WPG 0 0 0
1970 BC 0 0 0
1973 MON 1 0 0
1974 MON 3 2 0
1975 MON 0 0 0
1977 TOR 1 1 1

KO+PuntReturns

KO and Punt Returns
Year Team KOR Yds Avg TD Long PR Yds Avg TD Long
1969 BC 4 116 29 0 44 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 BC 7 150 21.4 0 36 0 0 0 0 0
1973 MON 0 0 0 0 0 12 71 5.9 0 18
1974 MON 9 174 19.3 0 38 14 81 5.8 0 19
1975 MON 1 32 32 0 32 0 0 0 0 0
1977 TOR 2 6 3 0 5 3 5 1.7 0 7

 

Interceptions and Fumble Returns
Year Team Int Yds Avg TDInt Long FR Yds Avg TD Long FF
1969 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1969 CAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1970 WPG 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 5 0 5
1970 BC 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1973 MON 1 28 28 1 28 1 0 0 0 0
1974 MON 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1975 MON 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
1977 TOR 1 16 16 0 16 0 0 0 0 0

 

Ward Smith