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Frederic Charles Smerlas (born April 8, 1957) is a former American football defensive lineman who was a 5-time NFL Pro Bowl selection during 14-year career as a nose tackle with the Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, and New England Patriots. Smerlas, of Greek-American descent, graduated from Waltham High School in 1975, where he was a star football player and wrestler. He became a defensive lineman for Boston College before embarking on an NFL career. His 1990 autobiography, ''By a Nose'', recounts his eleven years with the Buffalo Bills and their climb from cellar-dwellers to Super Bowl contenders. Smerlas currently resides in Sudbury, Massachusetts and is a part-time co-host during football season on Sportsradio WEEI as well as a contributor to western New York radio stations WGR in Buffalo and WHAM in Rochester. Smerlas is an avid motorcyclist, who often rides to support various Boston based charitable organizations. ==All Pro Productions== Smerlas's company, All-Pro Productions, Inc. is the leading telemarketer contractor and fundraiser for police, firefighter, and similar organizations and agencies in Massachusetts. All-Pro Productions, inc was one of the for-profit solicitor organizations profiled in a Worcester Telegram 〔12-28-2014 Worcester Telegram〕 article. The article was critical of several organizations which raise money in donations and return only a small percentage to the charity. According to state records obtained by the telegram All-Pro productions raised $559,042 since 2007 from donors for a Worcester firefighters memorial to honor the six who died in the 1999 Worcester cold storage fire. $379,041 (68%) of the money raised went to All-Pro productions and $180,001 has gone to the memorial. In 2010 All-Pro Productions raised $416,626 from donors for the Veterans outreach center metrowest which received $74,494(18%) 〔Milford Daily news 1-8-2012. 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fred Smerlas」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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