Sammie Smith
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Smith running track at Florida State in 1988
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Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1967-05-16) May 16, 1967 (age 56)
Orlando, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:226 lb (103 kg)
Career information
High school:Apopka (Apopka, Florida)
College:Florida State
NFL Draft:1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,881
Rushing average:3.5
Touchdowns:16
Player stats at NFL.com

Sammie Lee Smith (born May 16, 1967) is a former American football player who was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 1st round (9th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft.[1][2] 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.[3]

Smith has had numerous legal problems since leaving professional football. In 1996, he was convicted of two counts of possession and distribution of cocaine,[3] and spent seven years in prison as a result.[2] He won restoration of his civil rights from the State of Florida in June 2010.[2]

In 2013, he was inducted into the Florida State Athletics Hall of Fame.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. ^ a b c "Smith granted rights after sentence". ESPN. June 3, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b "SPORTS PEOPLE: FOOTBALL;Smith Pleads Guilty in Drug Case". The New York Times. March 20, 1996. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Smits, Gary (September 11, 2013). "Former FSU star Sammie Smith 'blindsided' by induction into Seminoles Hall of Fame". Jacksonville Sun. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  5. ^ "Sammie Smith".


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