| 词条 | Wee Willie Smith (American football) |
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|name=Wee Willie Smith |image= |number=0 |position=Tailback / Defensive back |birth_date={{birth date|1910|7|2}} |birth_place=Lexington, Nebraska |death_date={{death date and age|1996|9|4|1910|7|2}} |death_place=Albuquerque, New Mexico |height_ft=5 |height_in=6 |weight_lbs=148 |high_school=Boise (ID) |college=Idaho |pastteams=
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|nflnew=weewilliesmith/2526112 |pfr=S/SmitWe20 }}{{Infobox military person |allegiance = {{USA}} |branch = {{army|United States}} |rank = Lieutenant Colonel |unit = |serviceyears = |battles = World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War |awards = }} Willis Merton "Wee Willie" Smith (July 2, 1910 – September 4, 1996) was an American football back who played one season with the New York Giants of the National Football League. High schoolSmith first enrolled at Lexington Senior High School in Lexington, Nebraska, transferred to Sheridan High School in Sheridan, Wyoming, and then to Boise High School in Boise, Idaho, where he graduated.[1] CollegeSmith played college football at the University of Idaho in Moscow under head coach Leo Calland.[2][3] A three-year star at quarterback {{nowrap|(1931–1933) in the Pacific Coast Conference,[4][5][6][7]}} his nickname was "Little Giant" while {{nowrap|a Vandal.[8][9][10]}} Smith also played baseball, graduated in 1934 with a degree in education, and was a member of Phi Gamma Delta fraternity.[11] Professional footballSmith played in nine games in the National Football League, starting one, for the New York Giants {{nowrap|in 1934.[1][10]}} In the 17–7 win over Pittsburgh on October 21, Smith scored the final touchdown on a three-yard run to seal the win.[12][13] The following week, he scored a late touchdown on a 24-yard run in the 17–0 win over Philadelphia.[14][15] The Giants, coached by Steve Owen, finished 8–5 in the regular season and won the Eastern Division. They met George Halas' undefeated Chicago Bears for a third time that season in the NFL championship game. The Bears had won the two regular season games in November and led 13–3 after three quarters on a frigid December 9, but the Giants scored four touchdowns in the fourth quarter to secure a 30–13 upset at the Polo Grounds for the league title,[16] in what was later known as the "Sneakers" game. Due to his small stature, Smith wore number zero and generated a considerable amount of interest in the press.[17] In 1936, Smith played for the independent Los Angeles Bulldogs,[18] who played all their games at home at Gilmore Stadium. After footballBy 1937, he was out of football and back in northern Idaho, working as an area supervisor for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) {{nowrap|in Coeur d'Alene.[3]}} He served as a training officer in the U.S. Army in World War II, and coached the football team at Fort Warren in Cheyenne, Wyoming.[19][20] Personal lifeSmith was blind in one eye;[21] he died at age 86 in Albuquerque, New Mexico,[22] and is buried at the Santa Fe National Cemetery (section 4, site 8B). References1. ^1 {{cite web | url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/smit41600.html | title=WILLIS SMITH | publisher=profootballarchives.com | accessdate=October 24, 2015}} 2. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-qVOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9bUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2379%2C6892935 |newspaper=Deseret News |location=Salt Lake City, Utah |agency=Associated Press |title=Idaho hopes for dry field today |date=October 28, 1933 |page=3, sports}} 3. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=89VXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=G_UDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1294%2C5092206 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington |title=Wee Willie back on Idaho campus |date=August 23, 1937 |page=14}} 4. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1338&dat=19311024&id=bdBXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y_QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7120,5805044&hl=en |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington |title=Idaho's Little Giant goes places |date=October 24, 1931 |page=14 }} 5. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FtBXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1fQDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7191%2C3766166 |newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle |location=Washington |title=Willis Smith, Idaho's Little Giant; is he All-American material? |date=November 17, 1931 |page=16 }} 6. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=IRlWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=f-MDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3496%2C1993651 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |title=To boost Smith for All-Coast |date=November 24, 1931 |page=13 }} 7. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=m_AUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5457%2C1839302 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Idaho smears Utah Aggies, 33-0 |date=November 25, 1932 |page=10}} 8. ^{{cite web |url=http://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem1933/209 |publisher=Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook |title=Football: 1932 season, vs. Utah State |date=1933 |page=205}} 9. ^{{cite news |url=http://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem_1934/219|publisher=Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook|title=Football: 1933 season |date=1934 |pages=214–224}} 10. ^1 {{cite news |url=https://digital.lib.uidaho.edu/cdm/ref/collection/argonaut/id/880?_ga=2.215050391.1009314267.1511371249-1761179966.1510545196 |work=Idaho Argonaut |location=(University of Idaho, Moscow) |title="Little Giant" going strong in tough professional ball |date=October 26, 1934 |page=1}} 11. ^{{cite web |url=http://issuu.com/uidahodigital/docs/gem_1934/59 |publisher=Gem of the Mountains, University of Idaho yearbook |title=Seniors |date=1934 |page=55}} 12. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=PrVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LWkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4465%2C3334985 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Strong brilliant as Bucs lose to Giants, 17 to 7 |date=October 22, 1934 |page=14}} 13. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=XxtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4563%2C5228065 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Smith is star in Giant's win |date=October 22, 1934 |page=9}} 14. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZRtWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KuMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6790%2C6692402 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Football games go as expected |date=October 29, 1934 |page=9}} 15. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FbBQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4630%2C1726828 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=Associated Press |title=Giants win 11 straight on home field 17 to 0 |date=October 29, 1934 |page=5, part 2}} 16. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=NaRQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4iEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6492%2C5005278 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |last=Gannon |first=Pat |title=Giants make spectacular finish to beat Bears for pro grid title |date=December 10, 1934 |page=2, part 2}} 17. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0d0zAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QugDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5210%2C4223247 |newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard |location=Oregon |agency=United Press |last=McLemore |first=Henry |title=Hank interview "Little Giant" Smith of Idaho |date=December 7, 1934 |page=12 }} 18. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=LlkpAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rOMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=1658%2C3134451|newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |agency=Associated Press |title=Willis Smith is star of pro football game |date=November 23, 1936 |page=10}} 19. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=zYwhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=25cFAAAAIBAJ&pg=3011%2C931607 |newspaper=Reading Eagle |location=Pennsylvania |agency=United Press |title=Tiny Colorado College leads Rocky Mountain grid teams |date=September 11, 1943|page=12}} 20. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tCpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=o-QDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5514%2C2318859 |newspaper=Spokesman-Review |location=Spokane, Washington |title=Flyers, victors over Broncs, want another game here |date=September 10, 1945 |page=7 }} 21. ^{{cite web|url=http://profootballdaly.com/darren-sproles-and-the-all-time-all-small-team/ |title=Darren Sproles and the NFL’s all-time Mighty Mites |publisher=profootballdaly.com |accessdate=October 24, 2015 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024180608/http://profootballdaly.com/darren-sproles-and-the-all-time-all-small-team/ |archivedate=October 24, 2015 }} 22. ^{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=a-kyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ygcGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4096%2C961825 |newspaper=Free Lance-Star |location=Fredericksburg, Virginia |agency=Associated Press |title='Little Giant' Willis Smith dead at 86 |date=September 7, 1996 |page=B11 }} External links
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