Edward Bernard Smith (July 5, 1929 – November 26, 1998) was an NBA basketball player for the New York Knicks. He was drafted with the sixth pick in the first round of the 1951 NBA Draft by the Knicks. He made his NBA debut in the 1953–54 NBA season and played in eleven games where he averaged 2.5 points per game and 2.4 rebounds per game. References 1929 births 1998 deaths American men's basketball players Basketball players from Ohio Harvard Crimson men's basketball players New York Knicks draft picks New York Knicks players People from West Jefferson, Ohio Small forwards