Adrion Smith
Born: | Kansas City, Missouri | September 29, 1971
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Career information | |
Status | Retired |
CFL status | American |
Position(s) | CB |
College | Southwest Missouri State |
Career history | |
As player | |
1994 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
1995 | Memphis Mad Dogs |
1996–2005 | Toronto Argonauts |
Career highlights and awards | |
CFL All-Star | 1999, 2002, 2003 |
CFL East All-Star | 1996, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2005 |
Adrion "Pee Wee" Smith (born September 29, 1971) was a football player in the CFL for twelve years. Smith played defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Memphis Mad Dogs and Toronto Argonauts from 1994–2005. He was a CFL All-Star four times and won three Grey Cup Championships (1996, 1997 and 2004) with the Argos. Smith was noted for occasionally playing quarterback as well as returning punts. As such, he was considered relatively versatile. He played college football at Southwest Missouri State University. In 2007, he was a radio analyst for the Argonauts. In 2008, Smith was a CFL analyst on Rogers Sportsnet. In 2011, Smith married Denise Warriner and they share three children together, Makayla, Kiondre and Charlize. In 2022, Kiondre followed in his father's footsteps and was drafted into the CFL by the Hamilton Tigercats.
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- Players of American football from Kansas City, Missouri
- Players of Canadian football from Kansas City, Missouri
- African-American players of Canadian football
- American emigrants to Canada
- Canadian football defensive backs
- Canadian Football League announcers
- Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
- Memphis Mad Dogs players
- Missouri State University alumni
- Toronto Argonauts players
- 21st-century African-American sportspeople
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