Bruce Smith

Police consultant and criminologist, born in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He worked at the New York Bureau of Municipal Research while completing a degree at Columbia University (1914–16). Through the bureau he was sent to Harrisburg, PA to conduct a police study (1923), which led to a career as a police consultant. He created a uniform international system for reporting crime statistics, publishing the first Uniform Crime Reports in 1930, taught at the FBI's national police training school (1935–55), and was director of the Institute of Public Administration (1954–5). He gained national attention during the 1950s for his critical scrutiny of the New York Police Department. Sceptical and pragmatic, he helped survey police departments in 50 American cities and several foreign countries, promoting efficiency and standardized crime reporting. He was also an avid sailor.

Bruce Smith (b.

At the height of his career Smith was known as one of the NFL's most fearsome defensive players, his sack record attests to this, though his public demeanor suggested he was quite mild-mannered off the field. By 1997, Smith had 65 tackles and 14 sacks and by 1998, although he was getting older he still had a respectable 50 tackles and 10 sacks.

In his 19 NFL seasons, Smith played in 279 games, amassing 200 sacks, 2 interceptions, 33 forced fumbles, and 15 fumble recoveries, which he returned for 33 yards and a touchdown.