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George W. Smith, Jr.,; Quarterback On Bursey’s 1947 Undefeated Team

George W. Smith, Jr.; Quarterback On Bursey’s 1947 Undefeated Team COOPERSTOWN – George W. Smith, Jr., 85, quarterback on legendary coach “Red” Bursey’s 1947 undefeated football team, died peacefully Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Okla., after a brief illness.  George was born March 10, 1930, in Delhi, to George W. Smith and Viola Freidenstine Smith.  He spent his early years in Delaware County, and  began his education in the Rock Valley and Goulds schools where…