Milt Smith (American football)

Milt Smith

Smith in 1943
No. 48
Position:	Left end
Personal information
Born:	(1919-07-17)July 17, 1919 Redlands, California, U.S.
Died:	August 5, 2010(2010-08-05) (aged 91) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	180 lb (82 kg)
Career information
High school:	Santa Ana (CA)
College:	UCLA
NFL draft:	1944 / round: 23 / pick: 234
Career history
Philadelphia Eagles (1945)
Career highlights and awards
First-team All-PCC (1940) 1942 AP All-Pacific Coast 3rd Team 1943 Rose Bowl start
Player stats at PFR

Milton Bradley Smith (July 17, 1919 – August 5, 2010) was an American football player and business operator. Smith is best remembered as a college football left end who appeared with the UCLA Bruins in a 1943 Rose Bowl loss to the University of Georgia. Smith was later drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) and saw action in five professional games.

During World War II Smith served as a lieutenant in the United States Army, fighting on the European front, where he was severely wounded at the Battle of the Bulge. Smith was later the proprietor of Smith's Sporting Goods, located in Westwood, Los Angeles, California.