Guard, Auburn, 1957–⁠58

Zeke Smith

Born
Sep 29, 1936, in Walker Springs, Alabama
Died
Jul 22, 2016, in Trussville, Alabama

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Zeke Smith played guard at Auburn (1957–⁠58). He won the 1958 Outland Trophy. He was a consensus All‑American in 1958. The Baltimore Colts took Smith in round 4, No. 48 overall in the 1959 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1958
Outland Trophy, Consensus All-American and 1 more
Drafted
No. 48
Round 4, 1959 NFL Draft (Baltimore Colts)

Honors

Team titles: National champions, 1957 and 1958; SEC champions, 1957

All-America: consensus 1958; AFCA 1959; Sporting News 1959; UPI second team 1959; Central Press third team 1959

The teams in those years

Linemen have no individual stat lines in our source.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1962CFLToronto Argonauts
1963CFLEdmonton Eskimos

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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