Gaylon SmithSmith, Gaylon WesleyHeight: 5-11 Weight: 202 Born: July 15, 1916 Lonoke, AR Died: March 10, 1958 Cleveland, OH High School: Beebe (AR) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Southwestern (Tennessee) | |
| 1936 | Southwestern (Tennessee) | |
| 1937 | Southwestern (Tennessee) | Played |
| 1938 | Southwestern (Tennessee) | Played |
| Draft: 2nd round (13th overall) 1939 Cleveland Rams |
| Military Service: United States Navy |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1939 CLE NFL | 10 | BB-RDH-FB-LB | 11 | 4 |
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 10 | BB-S-TB-LDH | 11 | 8 |
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 10 | FB-LB | 5 | 0 |
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 44 | FB-LB | 11 | 6 |
| 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | 74 | FB-LB | 14 | 4 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 52 | 22 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/9/1938 | 1939 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1939 CLE NFL |
| Signed | 1939 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1939 CLE NFL | |
| Released | 1946 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1946 LARM NFL | |
| Signed | 7/23/1946 | 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC |
| Free Agent | 8/1/1947 | 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1939 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1939 CLE NFL | 58 | 98 | 1.7 | 2 | |||||
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 19 | 18 | 0.9 | 0 | |||||
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 83 | 332 | 4.0 | 50t | 2 | ||||
| 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | 62 | 240 | 3.9 | 5 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 233 | 710 | 3.0 | 50t | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1939 CLE NFL | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 1 | 3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 79.2 | |||
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 18 | 10 | 55.6 | 6 | 150 | 8.3 | 15.0 | 38 | 2 | 11.1 | 2 | 11.1 | 0 | 80.6 | ||||
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 12 | 2 | 16.7 | 9 | 49 | 4.1 | 24.5 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 9.4 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 37 | 16 | 43.2 | 17 | 202 | 5.5 | 12.6 | 38 | 2 | 5.4 | 4 | 10.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.3 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1939 CLE NFL | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 0 | |||||||
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | 7 | 73 | 10.4 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 16 | 256 | 16.0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1946 Cleveland Browns (AAFC)1946 CLE AAFC | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 9 | 84 | 9.3 | 29 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | OB | DN | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1940 CLE NFL | 11 | 391 | 35.5 | 62 | ||||||||
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |||||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 12 | 414 | 34.5 | 62 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1941 CLE NFL | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 6 | 62 | 10.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1942 Cleveland Rams (NFL)1942 CLE NFL | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 109 | 18.2 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
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