Keith Alfred Smith (born October 5, 1976) is a former

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quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

in the

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(CFL). He played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders and Calgary Stampeders. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

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. Prior to his college career, he was drafted by the

Detroit Tigers The Detroit Tigers are an American professional baseball team based in Detroit. The Tigers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the American League (AL) Central division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was f ...

in the fifth round of the

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and played one season in the Tigers organization as a

shortstop Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base, which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions. Historically the position was assigned to defensive specialists who ...

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1976 births Living people Baseball players from Santa Barbara, California Players of American football from Santa Barbara County, California American football quarterbacks Canadian football quarterbacks Arizona Wildcats football players Bristol Tigers players Fayetteville Generals players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Calgary Stampeders players {{Canadianfootball-quarterback-stub