Vitamin SmithSmith, Verda Thomas, Jr. (Vitamin T)Height: 5-8 Weight: 179 Born: October 30, 1923 Sweetwater, TX Died: February 14, 2000 Lake Dallas, TX High School: Ventura (CA); Sweetwater (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 | Abilene Christian | |
| 1947 | Abilene Christian | |
| 1948 | Abilene Christian |
| Draft: 19th round (138th overall) 1949 Chicago Hornets |
| Military Service: United States Army |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 77 | ROH-LOH | 12 | 2 |
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 77 | ROH | 12 | 5 |
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 77 | ROH | 12 | 9 |
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 47 | ROH | 12 | 10 |
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 47 | ROH | 11 | 4 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 59 | 30 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 12/21/1948 | 1949 Chicago Hornets (AAFC)1949 CHI AAFC |
| Signed | 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1951 | 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL |
| Signed | 6/30/1951 | 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL |
| Free Agent | 5/1/1954 | 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 8 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 48 | ||
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 12 | ||
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 | ||
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 23 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 138 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 40 | 117 | 2.9 | 26t | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 51 | 250 | 4.9 | 25 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 52 | 143 | 2.8 | 31t | 1 | 0 | |||
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 57 | 133 | 2.3 | 20t | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 208 | 669 | 3.2 | 31t | 7 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 11 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 112.5 | ||
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 50 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 95.8 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 61 | 15.3 | 30.5 | 50 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 95.8 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 5 | 63 | 12.6 | 24 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 16 | 279 | 17.4 | 67t | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 16 | 278 | 17.4 | 67t | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 16 | 254 | 15.9 | 56t | 3 | 1 | |||||
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 6 | 151 | 25.2 | 54t | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 59 | 1025 | 17.4 | 67t | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 27 | 427 | 15.8 | 85 | 1 | ||||
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 22 | 218 | 9.9 | 30 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 12 | 139 | 11.6 | 37 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 12 | 30 | 2.5 | 21 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 75 | 814 | 10.9 | 85 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 13 | 235 | 18.1 | 31 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 22 | 742 | 33.7 | 97t | 3 | ||||
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 15 | 274 | 18.3 | 36 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 5 | 158 | 31.6 | 55 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 57 | 1453 | 25.5 | 97t | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1949 LARM NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1950 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1950 LARM NFL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1951 LARM NFL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1952 LARM NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1953 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1953 LARM NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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