Jerry Smith American football player

Gerald "Jerry" Sanford Smith (July 19, 1943 – October 15, 1986) was a professional American football tight end for the National Football League's Washington Redskins from 1965–1977. By the time he retired he held the NFL record for most career touchdowns by a tight end. A 2014 documentary from the NFL Network's A Football Life series profiles his career, as well as his "double life as a closeted gay man and a star athlete".

Personal facts

Birth dateJuly 19, 1943
Birth place
Eugene Oregon
Date of deathOctober 15, 1986
Place of death
Silver Spring Maryland

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American football player

Career start1965
Career end1977
Draft pick118
Draft round9
Draft year1965
Position
Tight end
teams
Washington Redskins

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