J.D. SmithSmith, J.D., Jr.Height: 6-1 Weight: 205 Born: July 19, 1932 Plainville, SC Died: April 1, 2015 Oakland, CA High School: Sterling (Greenville, SC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | North Carolina A&T State | |
| 1951 | North Carolina A&T State | Lettered |
| 1952 | North Carolina A&T State | Lettered |
| 1953 | North Carolina A&T State | Lettered |
| Draft: 15th round (179th overall) 1955 Chicago Bears |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Chicago Bears (NFL)1956 CHIB NFL | 39 | RS | 6 | 3 |
| 1956 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1956 SF NFL | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 |
| 1956 Year (NFL)1956 Year NFL | 11 | 3 | ||
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 24 | LDH | 12 | 10 |
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 24 | FB | 12 | 0 |
| 1959 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1959 SF NFL | 24 | LOH-ROH-FB | 12 | 12 |
| 1960 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1960 SF NFL | 24 | FB-HB | 12 | 12 |
| 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1961 SF NFL | 24 | HB-FB | 14 | 13 |
| 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL | 24 | FB-HB | 14 | 14 |
| 1963 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1963 SF NFL | 24 | FB | 14 | 13 |
| 1964 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1964 SF NFL | 24 | FB | 2 | 2 |
| 1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1965 DAL NFL | 24 | HB-FB | 14 | 4 |
| 1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1966 DAL NFL | 24 | FL-FB | 14 | 1 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 131 | 84 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 1/28/1955 | 1955 Chicago Bears (NFL)1955 CHIB NFL |
| Signed | 3/30/1956 | 1956 Chicago Bears (NFL)1956 CHIB NFL |
| Released | 11/8/1956 | 1956 Chicago Bears (NFL)1956 CHIB NFL |
| Assigned on Waivers | 11/9/1956 | 1956 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1956 SF NFL |
| Traded | 9/6/1965 | 1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1965 DAL NFL |
| Released | 9/5/1967 | 1967 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1967 DAL NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1959 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1959 SF NFL | 11 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 66 | ||
| 1960 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1960 SF NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1961 SF NFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1963 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1963 SF NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1965 DAL NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| 1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1966 DAL NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 46 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 276 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 26 | 209 | 8.0 | 80t | 3 | ||||
| 1959 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1959 SF NFL | 207 | 1036 | 5.0 | 73t | 10 | ||||
| 1960 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1960 SF NFL | 174 | 780 | 4.5 | 41 | 5 | ||||
| 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1961 SF NFL | 167 | 823 | 4.9 | 33 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL | 258 | 907 | 3.5 | 28 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1963 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1963 SF NFL | 162 | 560 | 3.5 | 52t | 5 | ||||
| 1964 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1964 SF NFL | 13 | 55 | 4.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1965 DAL NFL | 86 | 295 | 3.4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1966 DAL NFL | 7 | 7 | 1.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1100 | 4672 | 4.2 | 80t | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1961 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1959 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1959 SF NFL | 13 | 133 | 10.2 | 21t | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1960 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1960 SF NFL | 36 | 181 | 5.0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1961 SF NFL | 28 | 343 | 12.3 | 57 | 1 | ||||||
| 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL | 21 | 197 | 9.4 | 47 | 1 | ||||||
| 1963 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1963 SF NFL | 17 | 196 | 11.5 | 40 | 1 | ||||||
| 1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1965 DAL NFL | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1966 DAL NFL | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 128 | 1135 | 8.9 | 57 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 14 | 368 | 26.3 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 15 | 356 | 23.7 | 39 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1961 SF NFL | 7 | 158 | 22.6 | 33 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 36 | 882 | 24.5 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 Chicago Bears (NFL)1956 CHIB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1956 Year (NFL)1956 Year NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 1957 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1957 SF NFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 1958 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1958 SF NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1959 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1959 SF NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1960 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1960 SF NFL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1961 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1961 SF NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1962 SF NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1963 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)1963 SF NFL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1965 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1965 DAL NFL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1966 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1966 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 17 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
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