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{{Short description|American gridiron football player (1953–2024)}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football person
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1953|08|24}}
| birth_place = [[New Orleans, Louisiana]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|07|26|1953|08|24}}
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| number = 71, 83, 86
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| position1 = [[Wide receiver|WR]]
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| college = [[University of Kansas|Kansas]]
| NFLDraftedYear = 1977
| NFLDraftedRound = 8
| NFLDraftedPick = 215
| NFLDraftedTeam = [[Kansas City Chiefs]]
| playing_years1 = [[1977 CFL season|1977]]–[[1983 CFL season|1983]]
| playing_team1 = [[Edmonton Eskimos]]
| playing_years2 = [[1984 NFL season|1984]]
| playing_team2 = [[Dallas Cowboys]] ([[NFL]])
| career_highlights = 
* 5× [[Grey Cup]] champion ([[66th Grey Cup|1978]]−[[70th Grey Cup|1982]])
* [[Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy]] (1979)
| CFLAllStar = 1979
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| DatabaseFootball = SMITHWAD01
| pfr = SmitWa20.htm
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'''James Waddell Smith''' (August 24, 1953 – July 26, 2024) was an American-born football player for the [[Edmonton Eskimos]] of the [[Canadian Football League]] (CFL) where he played for seven seasons from 1977 to 1983. He was an All-Star in 1979 and was a part of five [[Grey Cup]] championship teams for the Eskimos. He finished his career in the [[NFL]] playing two games for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] in 1984.

Smith died on July 26, 2024, at the age of 70.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.restlandfuneralhome.com/obituaries/James-Smith-Jr-4/#!/Obituary |title=Smith Jr., James Waddell |website=RestlandFuneralHome.com |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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*[https://www.cflapedia.com/Players/s/smith_waddell.htm CFLapedia bio and stats]
*[https://www.profootballarchives.com/players/smit40000.html Pro Football Archives career stats]
==External links==
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{{Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy}}
{{66th Grey Cup}}
{{67th Grey Cup}}
{{68th Grey Cup}}
{{69th Grey Cup}}
{{70th Grey Cup}}

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[[Category:1955 births]]
[[Category:2024 deaths]]
[[Category:Canadian football wide receivers]]
[[Category:Dallas Cowboys players]]
[[Category:Edmonton Elks players]]
[[Category:Kansas Jayhawks football players]]
[[Category:Players of American football from New Orleans]]
[[Category:Players of Canadian football from New Orleans]]


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