- Born
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- 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.
- IMDb mini biography by: Steven Thompson
- SpouseElisabeth Barry(March 20, 2009 - present) (3 children)
- In six career postseason starts, Smith has completed 132 of 220 passes (60.0%) for 1,481 yards with 12 touchdowns and two interception, good for a 94.5 passer rating. In those contests, he also owns 31 carries for 207 yards (6.7 avg.) with one touchdown.
- Ranks No. 1 in rushing yards by a Chiefs quarterback (regular season) with 2,078 yards.
- Recorded his first career perfect 158.3 passer rating in a game with a minimum of 20 attempts at Oakland on Dec. 15, 2013. He completed 17 of 20 passes for 287 yards with five touchdowns and no interceptions. Became only the second Chiefs player to record a perfect 158.3 passer rating in a game with a minimum of 20 attempts, joining QB Trent Green, who accomplished the feat on Dec. 14, 2003.
- Has four consecutive seasons with at least 3,000 passing yards since joining the Chiefs (2013-16).
- Originally entered the NFL as the first overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft by San Francisco.
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