Zeke Smith

This article is about the American football player. For the Survivor (U.S) contestant, see Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X and Survivor: Game Changers.

Zeke Smith

No. 61
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	(1936-09-29)September 29, 1936 Walker Springs, Alabama, U.S.
Died:	July 22, 2016(2016-07-22) (aged 79) Trussville, Alabama, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
High school:	Uniontown (AL)
College:	Auburn (1957–1958)
NFL draft:	1959 / round: 4 / pick: 48
AFL draft:	1960 / round: 1 Pick: First Selections (by the New York Titans)
Career history
Baltimore Colts (1960) New York Giants (1961)
Career highlights and awards
National champion (1957) Outland Trophy (1958) Consensus All-American (1958) First-team All-American (1959) 2× First-team All-SEC (1958, 1959)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 24 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Roger Duane "Zeke" Smith (September 29, 1936 – July 22, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and the New York Giants. He played college football at Auburn where he was awarded the Outland Trophy in 1958. His banner, along with four other Auburn greats - Bo Jackson, Pat Sullivan, Tracy Rocker and Carlos Rogers, is hanging outside Jordan–Hare Stadium in his honor. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 1959 NFL draft.

Smith died on July 22, 2016. He was 79 years old at the time of his death.