Bobby Smith (footballer, born 1933)

Robert Alfred "Bobby" Smith (22 February 1933 – 18 September 2010) was an English footballer, who played for Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Brighton and Hove Albion and England.

Career

Smith was born in Lingdale, North Yorkshire, and was spotted by Chelsea when playing for Redcar Boys' Club and signed professional for the London club in 1950. He scored 23 League goals in 74 appearances, and 7 FA Cup goals in 12 appearances. Despite the fact he never really became established as a regular with Chelsea between 1950 and 1955, Tottenham Hotspur paid £18,000 for his transfer in December 1955.

Smith was an integral part of Bill Nicholson's famous double winning Tottenham team of 1960/1961 (scoring in the final of the FA Cup), which went onto retain the FA Cup in 1962 (scoring in the Final again) and win the 1963 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup.

Smith played for Brighton and Hove Albion from 1964 to 1965, scoring 19 goals in 31 appearances.

England career

Smith won 15 full international caps for England which included two goals in the 9-3 defeat of Scotland at Wembley in 1961. He played for England from 1961 to 1964, scoring 13 goals.

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Bobby Smith (basketball)

Robert Joseph Smith (born August 20, 1937) is a retired American professional basketball player.

A 6'4" guard from West Virginia University, Smith was drafted by the Minneapolis Lakers in the third round of the 1959 NBA Draft and appeared in 13 games with the Lakers over two seasons. He scored 37 points in his career.

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Bobby Smith (baseball)

Bobby Gene Smith (born May 28, 1934), is an American former professional baseball player, an outfielder who appeared in 376 games in the Major Leagues between 1957–1965 for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, and Los Angeles Angels. He threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 180 pounds (82 kg).

Smith was an original member of the Mets, drafted with the 32nd selection in the 1961 Major League Baseball expansion draft. However, he only spent two weeks of the 1962 season with the team. He was dealt to the Cubs on April 26, then sent on to his original team, the Cardinals, on June 5, and spent the rest of the campaign as a late-inning replacement for veteran Cardinals superstar Stan Musial in left field.

In 1958, he was one of three Bob Smiths in the Majors, along with pitchers Robert Gilchrist Smith of the Pittsburgh Pirates and Robert Walkup "Riverboat" Smith of the Boston Red Sox.

Bobby Gene Smith's 234 Major-League hits included 35 doubles, five triples and 13 home runs.