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Position: | Running back | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Date of birth: | May 16, 1967 | ||||||||
Place of birth: | Orlando, Florida | ||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Apopka (FL) | ||||||||
College: | Florida State | ||||||||
NFL Draft: | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
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Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Rushing yards: | 1,881 |
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Rushing average: | 3.5 |
Touchdowns: | 16 |
Player stats at NFL.com |
Sammie Lee Smith (born May 16, 1967 in Orlando, Florida), is a former American football player who was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft. A 6'2", 226-lb. running back from Florida State University, Smith played in four NFL seasons from 1989 to 1992 for the Dolphins and Denver Broncos.
Smith has had numerous legal problems since leaving professional football. In 1996, he was convicted of two counts of possession and distribution of cocaine, and spent seven years in prison as a result. He won restoration of his civil rights from the State of Florida in June 2010.