Curtis Smith, Jay class of '87

Curtis Smith, class of '87, was the hardest hitting high school linebacker around. Curtis once hit Bill Banfield, Clark's fearless fullback, so hard that he knocked him out twice! Yes, Bill went down hard, seemingly knocked out, then mustered up the strength and courage to get up before leaning...leaning...and then plop, falling down and being out cold - again.

From an early age, Curtis was a football, baseball, and track stud - once even hitting a homerun over the fence without breaking his wrists. Younger brother of another Jay playmaker, Rayford Smith, class of '85, Curtis was a hitting machine, gaining All-District and All-City honors at linebacker.

Curtis played football at West Texas State and currently works at the Hartford here in San Antonio.