Ian Smart

Infobox Gridiron football person


team=British Columbia Lions
Name=Ian Smart
Caption=
DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1980|2|28
Birthplace=Kingston, Jamaica
import=yes
number=2
Height_ft=5
Height_in=8
Weight_lbs=192
position1=Kick returner
position2=Running back
College=C.W. Post College
career_highlights=
CFLAllStar=
Awards=John Agro Special Teams Award (2007)
Honors=
playing_years=2003
2004-2005
2006-"present"
playing_teams=Scottish Claymores (NFLE)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)
British Columbia Lions (CFL)
NFL=SMA773275
CFL=829

Ian Smart (born February 28, 1980 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a kick returner for the CFL's British Columbia Lions. He is also their backup running back. Smart wears number 2 and went to C.W. Post College where he rushed for 2,536 yards in 2001. [http://www2.csc.edu/athletics/news/list.pl?article=1774]

In 2003, Smart attended New York Jets training camp but joined NFL Europe's now-defunct Scottish Claymores as a running back. He played 4 games with the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004. He was on the Buccaneers's practice roster during the 2005 season.

Smart replaced Aaron Lockett as the Lions's kick returner during the 2006 season. He became their backup running back when Alexis Bwenge became a fullback. When Bwenge became a fullback, Mark Nohra became the 3rd running back for B.C. behind Ian Smart. Smart scored a 25-yard touchdown as running back for the BC Lions in their 2006 Grey Cup victory.