Jiggy Smaha
Appearance
Born: | Hazleton, Pennsylvania, U.S. | September 19, 1946
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Died: | October 2, 2018 Macon, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 72)
Career information | |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | Linebacker |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) |
Weight | 235 lb (107 kg) |
College | Georgia |
NFL draft | 1969, round: 14, pick: 358 |
Drafted by | Cleveland Browns |
Career history | |
As player | |
1968 | BC Lions |
Career stats | |
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Jiggy Ephram Smaha II (September 19, 1946 – October 2, 2018) was an American football linebacker who played one season with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 14th round of the 1969 NFL/AFL draft.[1][2] He played college football at the University of Georgia. Smaha was also a member of the Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders and Jacksonville Sharks but did not see any playing time.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "1969 NFL/AFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
- ^ "Jiggy Smaha CFL Stats and Bio". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved June 29, 2023.
- ^ "Smith: Positives outweigh negatives". onlineathens.com. November 12, 2005. Archived from the original on May 1, 2015. Retrieved May 1, 2015.
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Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2018 deaths
- American football linebackers
- Canadian football linebackers
- Players of Canadian football from Pennsylvania
- Georgia Bulldogs football players
- BC Lions players
- Cleveland Browns players
- Players of American football from Pennsylvania
- Dallas Cowboys players
- Oakland Raiders players
- Jacksonville Sharks (WFL) players
- American football linebacker, 1940s birth stubs