Robert Smith (running back)
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | March 4, 1972 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Euclid, Ohio, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Euclid (OH) | ||||||||
| College: | The Ohio State University | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1993 / Round: 1 / Pick: 21 | ||||||||
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| Rushing Yards: | 6,818 |
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| Average: | 4.8 |
| Touchdowns: | 32 |
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Robert Scott Smith (born March 4, 1972) is a college football analyst for Fox Sports and the Big Ten Network. He is also a former American football running back who played college football at Ohio State University and professionally with the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).
While at Euclid High School, Smith became the first player to win Ohio's Mr. Football Award twice (in 1988 and 1989). As a junior, he gained 1,564 yards on 177 rushes (8.8 yards per carry) and averaged 31 yards on 10 punt returns. As a senior, he gained 2,042 yards on 203 carries and scored 31 touchdowns and was awarded the Bobby Dodd National Back of the Year by the Touchdown Club of Atlanta. During his Panthers' career, he rushed for a total of 5,038 yards on 548 carries with 67 touchdowns.
Smith narrowed his college choices to the University of Miami, the University of Southern California, UCLA and Ohio State, choosing Ohio State. In his two seasons with the Buckeyes, Smith ran for a total of 1,945 yards. He led the Buckeyes in rushing in 1990 and 1992, with a personal-best 1,126 yards in 1990. He averaged 88.4 yards per game and rushed for 18 touchdowns.
He sat out the 1991 football season, switching to a track and field scholarship. For the Buckeyes' track team, he posted a personal-best time of 10.24 seconds in the 100 meters. He seriously considered transferring to either USC or Stanford University to play football. But Ohio State coach John Cooper had kept the door open for Smith to return to the Buckeyes' football team, and Smith finally returned to play in 1992.
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