Career
He played high school football for Pemberton Township High School, a small public school located in Pemberton Township in South Jersey a few miles from Fort Dix/McGuire Air Force Base. Irving Fryar coached youth league here. Irv Smith is the first football prospect from Pemberton Township High School to be drafted into the NFL (followed by Johnnie Troutman, 2006 PTHS graduate, whom became Right Guard starter for the San Diego Chargers in 2014).
A 6 ft 3 in (191 m), 262 lb (119 kg). tight end, he went on to star at the University of Notre Dame.
He never translated his college success into the professional ranks. Smith played in seven NFL seasons from 1993 to 1999.