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Glyn Smith

Glyn Smith

Induction:
2024
Class:
1972

Glyn Smith played wide receiver and kick returner on undefeated football teams that won Tangerine Bowls in 1970 and 1971. As a senior in 1971, he tied for second on the team with 19 receptions for 466 yards while catching five touchdown passes, earning second-team All-MAC honors. His average of 24.5 yards per catch still ranks seventh on UT’s all-time list. He also returned five kickoffs for 62 yards. As a junior, he caught 14 passes for 268 yards, and returned five kickoffs for 119 yards. In his two seasons, he averaged 22.2 yards per reception on 33 catches. Smith may be best remembered for snagging a 56-yard catch from Chuck Ealey to set up the game-winning field goal vs. Villanova in 1971. Smith went out for track in the spring of 1972, setting Toledo and MAC records in the long jump with a 25-6 leap for a league title at the 1972 MAC Outdoor Track Championships, qualifying him for the NCAA Championships and 1972 Olympic Trials.