Irvin Smith (born March 12, 1967) is a former gridiron football defensive back. Smith played college football at

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

. Smith attended

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in Poolesville, Maryland, where he led the team to the state championship game in 1983 as the starting tailback. He then went on to college at the

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, where he played defensive back from 1985 to 1988, earning a degree in criminal justice. Smith attended training camp with the New York Jets of the

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in 1989 and 1990. In 1991, he played for the

London Monarchs The London Monarchs were a professional American football team in NFL Europe and its predecessor league, the World League of American Football (WLAF). The Monarchs played their final season in 1998 as the England Monarchs. In 1999, they were r ...

of the

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, and was signed by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the

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but released before the season. He played for London again the following season, and made the

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practice roster, but did not see game action. In 1993, he tried out for the

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and the

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. In 1994, he returned to the CFL with the

Baltimore Stallions The Baltimore Stallions (known officially as the "Baltimore Football Club" and previously as the "Baltimore CFL Colts" in its inaugural season) were a Canadian Football League team based in Baltimore, Maryland, in the United States, which played ...

. He was a two-time all-star and won the Grey Cup in 1995. He continued with the team after it relocated to Canada for six more years with the

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, being named an all-star in 1996 and 2000.Irvin Smith
Pro Football Archives, retrieved January 27, 2020. Today Irvin Smith works as a firefighter for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Irvin 1967 births Living people American players of Canadian football Baltimore Stallions players Canadian football defensive backs Hamilton Tiger-Cats players London Monarchs players Maryland Terrapins football players Montreal Alouettes players People from Montgomery County, Maryland Saskatchewan Roughriders players Sportspeople from Maryland