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Louie Lehman Smyth (March 19, 1898 – September 11, 1964) was a professional football player for the Canton Bulldogs from 1920 until
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. Smyth won two NFL championships with the Bulldogs in 1922 and 1923 and another with the Yellow Jackets in 1926. He also played for the Hartford Blues,
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and the Providence Steamroller. Outside of the
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(NFL), he played for the Gilberton Cadamounts of the Anthracite League. During his year in Gilberton, Smyth doubled as a player with the Jeffersons. In 1923 Smyth led the NFL in touchdowns, with 7. Smyth was strong runner. He was able to run over opposing linemen due to his size. However, he was also an effective passer. Although he completed 25% of his passes, his passing average was better than 20-yards per completion. He also led the league in both
touchdown A touchdown (abbreviated as TD) is a scoring play in gridiron football. Whether running, passing, returning a kickoff or punt, or recovering a turnover, a team scores a touchdown by advancing the ball into the opponent's end zone. In Amer ...
s rushing and touchdown passes thrown, matching the record held by
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from the 1922 season. On defense, he may also have tied for the NFL lead in interceptions however no official statistics were kept at the time.


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*Smyth connected on a few passes to get Canton kicker
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within field goal range, for a 6-0 win over the Chicago Bears. *A Canton win over the
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resulted on November 4, 1923 when Smyth threw a 45-yard pass to
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to put Canton at the Cardinals 13-yard-line. Smyth later cross over the goal line for the winning score. *On September 27, 1925, while playing for Rochester Jeffersons, Smyth threw a 55-yard pass to Shag Sheard during a 14-7 loss to the Canton Bulldogs. *On October 18, 1925 Smyth threw a 40-yard pass to
Eddie Lynch Edward James "Ace" Lynch (October 4, 1896 – August 24, 1967) was a professional American football lineman. He played five seasons in the National Football League (NFL), for the Rochester Jeffersons (1925), the Detroit Panthers (1926), the ...
during a 7-6 defeat to the Waterbury Blues. *A week later Smyth threw a 20-yard pass to Kellogg in a 33-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Smyth, Lou 1898 births Canton Bulldogs players Frankford Yellow Jackets players Hartford Blues players Rochester Jeffersons players Providence Steam Roller players Texas Longhorns football players Gilberton Cadamounts players Centre Colonels football players 1964 deaths People from Cleburne, Texas Players of American football from Texas Burials at Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Glendale)