Dwight Smith (American football)
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | August 13, 1978 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Detroit, Michigan | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Detroit (MI) Central | ||||||||||||
| College: | Akron | ||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2001 / Round: 3 / Pick: 84 | ||||||||||||
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| Games played: | 117 |
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| Games started: | 83 |
| Tackles: | 449 |
| Interceptions: | 23 |
| Forced fumbles: | 10 |
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Dwight L. Smith (born August 13, 1978) is an American former college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for eight seasons. He played college football for the University of Akron, and earned consensus All-American honors. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked him in the third round of the 2001 NFL Draft, and he also played professionally for the New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions of the NFL. Smith earned a Super Bowl ring with the Buccaneers in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Smith was born in Detroit, Michigan. He attended Central High School in Detroit, and played high school football for the Central Trailblazers.
He attended the University of Akron, where he played for the Akron Zips football team from 1997 to 2000. As a senior in 2000, he had 10 interceptions and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American at defensive back along with being a finalist for the Thorpe Award.
Smith began his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2001 to 2004. Smith's career highlight came in the Bucs' 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII, in which Smith intercepted two passes from quarterback Rich Gannon, returning both for touchdowns. He was the first player ever to score 2 touchdowns on interception returns in Super Bowl history.
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