Waddell Smith

Smith, James Waddell, Jr.
Height: 6-2 Weight: 180
Born: August 24, 1955 New Orleans, LA
Died: July 26, 2024 Dallas, TX
High School: Manual Arts (Los Angeles, CA)

Year	College	Participation
1973	Los Angeles Southwest JC
1974	Kansas	Lettered
1975	Kansas	Lettered
1976	Kansas	Lettered

Draft: 8th round (215th overall) 1977 Kansas City Chiefs

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1977 EDM CFL		SE	6
1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1978 EDM CFL	71	TE	16
1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL	71	WR	16
1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFL	71	WR	12
1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL	71	WR	16
1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL	71	WR	14
1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1983 EDM CFL	83	WR	13
1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL	86	WR	2	0
1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL			2	0
7 Years (CFL)7 Years CFL			93

Team	Date	Transaction
1977 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)Kansas City Chiefs	5/4/1977	Draft
1977 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)Kansas City Chiefs	7/13/1977	Signed
1977 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)Kansas City Chiefs	9/5/1977	Released
1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)Edmonton Eskimos	9/18/1977	Signed
1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)Hamilton Tiger-Cats	5/17/1979	Traded
1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)Edmonton Eskimos	6/22/1979	Traded
1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)Edmonton Eskimos	3/1/1984	Free Agent
1984 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)Los Angeles Raiders	3/15/1984	Signed
1984 Los Angeles Raiders (NFL)Los Angeles Raiders	8/27/1984	Released
1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)Dallas Cowboys	9/6/1984	Signed
1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)Dallas Cowboys	10/13/1984	Released
1985 Houston Oilers (NFL)Houston Oilers	7/10/1985	Signed
1985 Houston Oilers (NFL)Houston Oilers	8/19/1985	Released
1985 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)Indianapolis Colts	8/27/1985	Signed
1985 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)Indianapolis Colts	9/2/1985	Released
1986 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)Indianapolis Colts	5/27/1986	Signed
1986 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)Indianapolis Colts	7/22/1986	Released

AWARDS
1979 Official All-CFL

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1977 EDM CFL	2	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		0	0	12
1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1978 EDM CFL	9	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		0	0	54
1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL	14	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		0	0	84
1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFL	4	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		0	0	24
1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL	9	0	0		1		-	0	0		0	0	56
1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL	7	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	42
1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1983 EDM CFL	7	0	0		0		-	0	0		0	0	42
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	52	0	0		1	0		0	0		0	0	314

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1978 EDM CFL	1	19	19.0	19	0		0	0
1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL	1	26	26.0	26t	1		1	0	0
1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFL	2	-1	-0.5	6	0		0	0
1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL	3	84	28.0	54	0
1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL	4	40	10.0	28	0			0	0
1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	11	168	15.3	54	1		1	0	0

PASSING	ATT	COM	COM%	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	SK	YL	FD	20+	40+	RTG
1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL	2	1	50.0	1	36	18.0	36.0	36t	1	50.0	0	0.0				1	0	135.4
1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL	1	1	100.0	0	27	27.0	27.0	27t	1	100.0	0	0.0				1	0	158.3
1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1983 EDM CFL	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0						39.6
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	4	2	50.0	2	63	15.8	31.5	36	2	50.0	0	0.0				2	0	135.4

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1977 EDM CFL		19		253	13.3	48	2
1978 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1978 EDM CFL		58		875	15.1	50	9
1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL		74		1214	16.4	77	13					0
1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFL		30		482	16.1	58	4
1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL		65		1077	16.6	50	9
1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL		41		729	17.8	58	7					0
1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1983 EDM CFL		55		887	16.1	51	7					0
1984 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1984 DAL NFL		1		7	7.0	7	0		0	0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		1		7	7.0	7	0		0	0		0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL		342		5517	16.1	77	51					0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL	2	-	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	2		0	0.0	0	0	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1977 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1977 EDM CFL	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
1979 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1979 EDM CFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
1980 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1980 EDM CFL	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
1981 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1981 EDM CFL	2	1	1	0	1	0	0
1982 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1982 EDM CFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
1983 Edmonton Eskimos (CFL)1983 EDM CFL	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Career Totals (CFL)Career Totals CFL	6	3	5	0	5	0	0