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Allen Smith HOF

Allen T. Smith

  • Class
    1966
  • Induction
    1985
  • Sport(s)
    Football
One of Findlay College’s all-time great Backfield Runners. Named Little All-American and was a member of the championship team in 1965. Led the nation in Small College’s scoring for 1964 season with 108 points. Left Findlay College in his senior year to join the AFL New York Jets. He played three seasons with them as a kick-off-punt return specialist and running back. In the following years, he was under contract with the Detroit Lions, the Chicago Bears, the Cincinnati Bengals and the New York Giants. During the years 1970 to 75, he was also supervisor of the Cultural Arts Program for the Toledo Department of Recreation. Since 1975, he has been with the Sun Oil Company and now serves as a Zone Foreman. He is a member of the Toledo Recreation Club. He and his wife, Linda, have five children.
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