finalyear debutyear article_title finalteam draftround birth_date pfr draftyear heightin image_size heightft number image college debutteam name caption birth_place weight position highschool draftpick
1961 1960 willie smith -lrb- offensive tackle , born 1937 -rrb-
 oakland raiders 8 1 november 1937 smitwi21.htm 1959 3 180 6 71 , 63 willie smith -lrb- 1958 -rrb- . png michigan denver broncos willie smith smith in 1958 little rock , arkansas 255 tackle , guard dunbar high school 94
willie smith -lrb- offensive tackle , born 1937 -rrb-

willie smith -lrb- born november 1 , 1937 -rrb- is a former american football player .
a native of little rock , arkansas , smith attended dunbar high school , a segregated high school for african-american students .
he was teammates during high school with jim pace , and the two of them opted to attend the university of michigan where they were teammates for the school 's football team .
smith played college football as a tackle for the michigan wolverines football team from 1956 to 1958 .
he was drafted by the chicago bears in the eighth round -lrb- 94th overall pick -rrb- of the 1959 nfl draft , but he opted instead to play in the american football league .
smith appeared in all 14 games for the 1960 denver broncos , mostly at the right guard position .
in august 1961 , the broncos traded smith to the oakland raiders for gene prebola .
he was the starting left guard for the 1961 oakland raiders , appearing in all 14 games .
he was placed on waivers by the raiders in late august 1962 .
