WADDELL SMITHSmith, James Waddell, Jr.Height: 6-2 Weight: 180 Born: August 24, 1955 New Orleans, LA Died: July 26, 2024 Dallas, TX High School: Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Los Angeles Southwest JC | |
| 1974 | Kansas | Lettered |
| 1975 | Kansas | Lettered |
| 1976 | Kansas | Lettered |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1977 EDM CFL | SE | 6 | ||
| 1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1978 EDM CFL | 71 | TE | 16 | |
| 1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL | 71 | WR | 16 | |
| 1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFL | 71 | WR | 12 | |
| 1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL | 71 | WR | 16 | |
| 1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL | 71 | WR | 14 | |
| 1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1983 EDM CFL | 83 | WR | 13 | |
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 86 | WR | 2 | 0 |
| 1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL | 2 | 0 | ||
| 7 Years (CFL)7 Years CFL | 93 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/4/1977 | 1977 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1977 KC NFL |
| Signed | 7/13/1977 | 1977 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1977 KC NFL |
| Released | 9/5/1977 | 1977 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1977 KC NFL |
| Signed | 9/18/1977 | 1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1977 EDM CFL |
| Traded | 5/17/1979 | 1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)1979 HAM CFL |
| Traded | 6/22/1979 | 1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL |
| Free Agent | 3/1/1984 | 1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1983 EDM CFL |
| Signed | 3/15/1984 | 1984 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1984 LARI NFL |
| Released | 8/27/1984 | 1984 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)1984 LARI NFL |
| Signed | 9/6/1984 | 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL |
| Released | 10/13/1984 | 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 7/10/1985 | 1985 Houston Oilers (NFL)1985 HOU NFL |
| Released | 8/19/1985 | 1985 Houston Oilers (NFL)1985 HOU NFL |
| Signed | 8/27/1985 | 1985 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)1985 IND NFL |
| Released | 9/2/1985 | 1985 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)1985 IND NFL |
| Signed | 5/27/1986 | 1986 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)1986 IND NFL |
| Released | 7/22/1986 | 1986 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)1986 IND NFL |
| AWARDS |
|---|
| 1979 Official All-CFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1977 EDM CFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1978 EDM CFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| 1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | ||
| 1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |||
| 1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| 1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1983 EDM CFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 52 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 314 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1978 EDM CFL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFL | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 54 | 0 | ||||
| 1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 36 | 18.0 | 36.0 | 36t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 135.4 | |||
| 1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 27.0 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 158.3 | |||
| 1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1983 EDM CFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 63 | 15.8 | 31.5 | 36 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 135.4 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1977 EDM CFL | 19 | 253 | 13.3 | 48 | 2 | ||||||
| 1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1978 EDM CFL | 58 | 875 | 15.1 | 50 | 9 | ||||||
| 1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL | 74 | 1214 | 16.4 | 77 | 13 | 0 | |||||
| 1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFL | 30 | 482 | 16.1 | 58 | 4 | ||||||
| 1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL | 65 | 1077 | 16.6 | 50 | 9 | ||||||
| 1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL | 41 | 729 | 17.8 | 58 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1983 EDM CFL | 55 | 887 | 16.1 | 51 | 7 | 0 | |||||
| 1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 342 | 5517 | 16.1 | 77 | 51 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL | 2 | - | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1977 EDM CFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1983 EDM CFL | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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