Jimmy Smith (wide receiver)

Jimmy Smith, American football player

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Born: February 9, 1969
Age in 2026: 57
Zodiac sign: Aquarius
Birth year: 1969

About Jimmy Smith (wide receiver)

Jimmy Lee Smith Jr. is an American former professional football who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Jacksonville Jaguars. He played college football for the Jackson State Tigers. With the Cowboys, he won two consecutive Super Bowls over the Buffalo Bills. Against Southern University, he made 4 receptions for 184 yards and tied a school record with 3 receiving touchdowns (70, 64 and 37 yards). Against Delaware State University, he set a school record with 10 receptions for 239 yards, including a 71-yard touchdown. He missed the first four games after he broke his right fibula during the Dallas Blue-White Scrimmage on July 19.

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The world when Jimmy Smith (wide receiver) was born

Jimmy Smith (wide receiver) was born in 1969. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1969

#1 song"Sugar, Sugar" – The Archies
Top movieMidnight Cowboy
Top TV showRowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Best-selling bookThe Godfather – Mario Puzo

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentNew York Mets "Miracle Mets" win the World Series
Top headlineNeil Armstrong walks on the Moon: "One small step for man"
Technology milestoneApollo 11 — first humans walk on the Moon
Defining fadWoodstock festival
Notable inventionARPANET (precursor to the internet)
World population3.63 billion

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderRichard Nixon
Sports championNew York Mets (World Series)
Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
U.S. population202.7M

1969 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Jimmy Smith (wide receiver)'s birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1969	2026
Gas	$0.35	$3.45/gal
Average home	$16,400	$435,000
Average income	$10,900	$67,500
Minimum wage	$1.60	$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket	$1.42	$11.95
Postage stamp	$0.06	$0.73
Population	202.7M	341 million

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