Ron Smith (Australian footballer, born 1917)

{{short description|Australian rules footballer, born 1917}}

{{about||Ron Smith, the Essendon and North Melbourne footballer|Ron Smith (Australian footballer, born 1914)}}

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{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Ron Smith

| image = Ron Smith 1945.jpg

| caption = Smith in 1945

| fullname = Ron Smith

| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|05|06|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|1998|01|19|1917|05|06|df=y}}

| death_place =

| originalteam = Abbotsford

| height = 180 cm

| weight = 80.5 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1947

| years1 = 1941–43, 1945–47

| club1 = {{AFL Col}}

| games_goals1 = 48 (1)

| careerhighlights =

}}

Ron Smith (6 May 1917 – 19 January 1998) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=832}}

His brother Stan also played for Collingwood.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article35990431 |title=Young Collingwood Team For S.A. Football Match. |newspaper=The Advertiser |location=Adelaide |date=30 July 1947 |accessdate=2 November 2014 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}