Steve Smear (born May 18, 1948) is a former defensive end and

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for the

Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes (Canadian French, French: Les Alouettes de Montréal) are a professional Canadian football team based in Montreal, Quebec. Founded in 1946, the team has folded and been revived twice. The Alouettes compete in the Canadian F ...

of the

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(CFL). He was a CFL All-Star in 1970 and was a part of a

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victory for the Alouettes. He was named an

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in 1968 while playing at

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. He was awarded the Nils V. "Swede" Nelson Award in 1968. He was inducted into the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame in 2013.

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1948 births Living people Players of Canadian football from Pennsylvania Players of American football from Johnstown, Pennsylvania American football defensive linemen Canadian football defensive linemen Canadian football linebackers Montreal Alouettes players Penn State Nittany Lions football players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Toronto Argonauts players {{Canadianfootball-linebacker-stub