Dave Smith
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Dave Smith may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
Dave Smith (archivist) (1940–2019), American writer, founder of Walt Disney Company archives
Dave Smith (poet) (born 1942), American poet
Dave Smith (composer) (born 1949), British experimental composer
Dave Smith (engineer) (1950–2022), proposer of the MIDI standard, synthesizer designer
Dave Smith (Coronation Street), a character from British soap opera on ITV
Sports
American football
Dave Smith (American football coach) (1933–2009), former Texas A&M quarterback and SMU coach
Dave Smith (fullback) (born 1937), former American collegiate and Houston Oilers football player
Dave Smith (running back) (born 1947), former Green Bay Packers football player
Dave Smith (wide receiver) (1947–2020), former Pittsburgh Steelers football player
Dave Smith (offensive lineman) (born 1964), American football player
Association football
Dave Smith (footballer, born 1903) (1903–?), Scottish football goalkeeper
Dave Smith (footballer, born 1915) (1915–1998), English football inside-forward, played for Northampton Town
Dave Smith (footballer, born 1933) (1933–2022), Scottish football fullback for clubs including Burnley, managed several clubs in the 1970s/1980s
Dave Smith (footballer, born 1936) (1936–2015), English former professional footballer
Dave Smith (footballer, born 1943), Scotland international football midfielder, played in Scotland (for Aberdeen, Rangers, Berwick, etc.) and in the US, managed Berwick
Dave Smith (footballer, born 1947) (1947–2022), English football midfielder, played for Lincoln, Rotherham
Dave Smith (footballer, born 1950), English football striker, played for clubs including Huddersfield, Cambridge, Hartlepool
Dave Smith (footballer, born 1961), English football winger, played for Gillingham, Bristol City, etc.
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