American football •
Jimmy Smith (running back) (born 1960), American football player •
Jimmy Smith (wide receiver) (born 1969), former NFL player with the Jacksonville Jaguars •
Jimmy Smith (cornerback) (born 1988), American football player for the Baltimore Ravens •
Jimmy Smith (American football coach), American college football coach •
Jimmy Smith (defensive back, born 1945), American football defensive back
Association football •
Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1889) (c. 1889–1918), English centre forward who played for Brighton & Hove Albion and Bradford (Park Avenue) •
Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1945), Scottish footballer who played primarily for Aberdeen •
Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1901) (1901–1964), Scottish goalkeeper •
Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1975), Scottish footballer who played for numerous clubs •
Jimmy Smith (Hearts footballer), Scottish footballer who played for several clubs, primarily Heart of Midlothian •
Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1911) (1911–2003), Scottish footballer who played for Rangers •
Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1930) (1930–2022), English footballer for Chelsea and Leyton Orient •
Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1947), Scottish footballer who played for Newcastle United •
Jimmy Smith (footballer, born 1987), English footballer who played for Chelsea, Leyton Orient, Stevenage, Crawley Town and Yeovil Town
Other sports •
James Smith (boxer) (born 1953), American boxer, WBA world Heavyweight champion 1986-1987 •
Jimmy Smith (Australian footballer) (1877–1948), Australian rules footballer and coach of St Kilda •
Jimmy Smith (1910s infielder) (1895–1974), Major League Baseball infielder who played from 1914 until 1922 •
Jimmy Smith (basketball, born 1934) (1934–2002), American basketball player •
Jimmy Smith (fighter) (born 1977), American MMA commentator •
Jimmy Smith (1900s infielder) (1874–1960), Negro leagues infielder from 1902 to 1909 •
Jimmy Smith (rugby league) (born 1971), Australian rugby league player ==Others==