Gaylon
Gaylon is a given name, generally but not exclusively male, which may refer to: * Gaylon Alcaraz (born October 26, 1966), American community organizer and human rights activist * Gaylon Lawrence (1934–2012), American businessman and farmer * Gaylon Moore (born 1978), American former basketball player * Gaylon Nickerson (born 1969), American former basketball player * Gaylon Smith (1916–1958), American National Football League player * Gaylon H. White, American sportswriter * Gaylon Head (Born 1998) Public Figure See also

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Gaylon Smith
Gaylon Wesley Smith ( – ) was a professional American football back and defensive end who played five seasons for the Cleveland Rams in the National Football League (NFL) and one season for the Cleveland Browns of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC). Before entering professional football, Smith starred as a halfback at Rhodes College and led the country in scoring in 1938. He was selected by the Rams in the second round of the following season's NFL draft and played for the Cleveland team until deciding to retire from the sport in 1943. After taking a job as a personnel director and playing on a regional basketball and baseball teams based in the Cleveland area, Smith joined the U.S. Navy in 1944 during World War II. He was discharged two years later and signed with the Browns, then a new team in the AAFC. Smith was a second-string player with the Browns but substituted for an injured Marion Motley late in the season as the team won the AAFC championship game. Smith retir ...
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