:Ian Smart
{{Short description|Jamaican gridiron football player (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox gridiron football person
| name = Ian Smart
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|2|28}}
| birth_place = Kingston, Jamaica
| death_date =
| death_place =
| team = Free Agent
| number = --
| status =
| import = yes
| position1 = Kick returner
| position2 = Running back
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 200
| college = C.W. Post College
| playing_years1 = 2003
| playing_team1 = New York Jets*
| playing_years2 = 2004
| playing_team2 = Scottish Claymores
| playing_years3 = 2004
| playing_team3 = New York Jets*
| playing_years4 = 2004–2005
| playing_team4 = Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| playing_years5 = 2006
| playing_team5 = Montreal Alouettes
| playing_years6 = {{CFL Year|2006}}–{{CFL Year|2009}}
| playing_team6 = BC Lions (CFL)
| career_highlights =
- Grey Cup champion (2006)
- John Agro Special Teams Award ({{CFL Year|2007}})
| CFLAllStar = {{CFL Year|2007}}
| CFLWestAllStar = {{CFL Year|2007}}, {{CFL Year|2008}}
| awards =
| CFL = 829
| NFL = SMA773275
}}
Ian Smart (born February 28, 1980, in Kingston, Jamaica) is a CFL kick returner and running back who is currently a free agent. He attended C.W. Post College and rushed for 2,536 yards in 2001.[https://archive.today/20080208043116/http://www2.csc.edu/athletics/news/list.pl?article=1774]
In 2003, Smart attended New York Jets training camp but joined NFL Europe's now-defunct Scottish Claymores as a running back. He played 4 games with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004. He was on the Buccaneers's practice roster during the 2005 season.
Smart played 4 seasons for BC Lions and replaced Aaron Lockett as their kick returner during the 2006 season. He became their backup running back when Alexis Bwenge became a fullback. Smart scored a 25-yard touchdown as running back for the BC Lions in their 2006 Grey Cup victory.
On February 25, 2010, Smart was released by the BC Lions.
{{94th Grey Cup}}
{{John Agro Special Teams Award}}
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Category:Players of American football from Kingston, Jamaica
Category:LIU Post Pioneers football players
Category:Canadian football return specialists
Category:Canadian football running backs
Category:Jamaican players of American football
Category:Jamaican players of Canadian football
Category:Scottish Claymores players
Category:Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
Category:21st-century American sportsmen
Category:Players of Canadian football from Kingston, Jamaica
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