Tom Smiley

{{Short description|American football player (1944–2012)}}

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{{Infobox NFL player

| name = Tom Smiley

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| number = 45, 39

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1944|2|18}}

| birth_place = Port Arthur, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2012|10|10|1944|2|18}}

| death_place = Beaumont, Texas, U.S.

| high_school = Port Arthur (TX)

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 235

| college = Lamar

| draftyear = 1968

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 55

| pastteams =

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 312

| statlabel2 = Rushing attempts

| statvalue2 = 120

| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 4

| pfr = S/SmilTo00

}}

Tommie Belton Smiley Jr. (February 18, 1944 – October 10, 2012) was a former American football player. Smiley caught the first pass in Cincinnati Bengals history, a 2-yard reception from quarterback Dewey Warren on September 6, 1968.{{cite web |title=Cincinnati Bengals Team Facts |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/teams/cincinnati-bengals/team-facts/ |website=profootballhof.com |accessdate=27 December 2018}}

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