birth_place birth_date article_title name occupation
united states 28 february 1949 a.j. smith
 a.j. smith executive
a.j. smith

albert j. `` a.j. '' smith -lrb- born february 28 , 1949 -rrb- is a former professional american football executive with the washington redskins .
previously , he served as the executive vice president and general manager of the san diego chargers in the national football league .
smith was a part-time scout , full-time scout , assistant director of scouting , director of scouting and assistant general manager before being promoted to his position with the chargers .
