Alex Smith(XXIII)
- Actor
Attended Helix (Calif.) High School in La Mesa, Calif., earning All-CIF, All-Conference, All-County, team MVP and National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete honors. Was named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year twice and served as team captain as a junior and a senior. Served as class president. Established the Alex Smith Foundation, which provides foster teens with the tools and
resources needed to transition to successful adulthood. More than 30 kids have been fully funded
completely through college. The four-year scholarship includes tuition, mentoring, counseling and other tools
they may need to come out of school debt-free. In 2007, Smith committed $500,000 to the University of Utah's athletic department. The donation was the lead gift
for the Alex Smith Strength and Conditioning Facility - a $1.5 million expansion of Utah's varsity athletics weight room. Graduated from Utah in three years with a bachelor's degree in economics and scored a 40 on the Wonderlic Test
prior to the 2005 NFL Draft. Father, Doug, played football at Weber State, where his mother, Pam, also attended. His sister played soccer at Cal
State Northridge. Uncle, John L. Smith, is the head coach at Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colo. He has also served as head coach at
Arkansas (2012), Michigan State (2003-06), Louisville (1998-2002), Utah State (1995-97) and Idaho (1989-94). Married; wife, Elizabeth, with two sons and one daughter.
