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My Take
What draws me to Alex Smith is not the highlight reel but the durability of his story. Going first overall in 2005 is a target painted on your back, and he carried it across sixteen seasons. The 2020 Comeback Player of the Year award is the line that stays with me, because that trophy is reserved for people who have already been written off once. To me he represents the quietly resilient archetype of athlete, the one who refuses to disappear. I find that far more compelling than raw talent, and it makes him the kind of quarterback I genuinely root for.
Overview
Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He played college football for the Utah Utes, earning first-team All-American honors and winning MW Offensive Player of the Year in 2004. Smith was selected first overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2005 NFL draft.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Alex Smith
- Name (Japanese)
- アレックス・スミス
- Reading
- あれっくす・すみす
- Born
- May 7, 1984 (age 42)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Rat
- Origin
- Bremerton, Washington, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 193 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- American football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Helix High School
- University
- University of Utah
Awards & achievements
- 2020 National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.