.jpg) Smith running track atFlorida State in 1988 | |||||||||
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born: | (1967-05-16)May 16, 1967 (age 57) 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: 1st round, 9th pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Sammie Lee Smith (born May 16, 1967) is an American former professionalfootball player who was arunning back in theNational Football League (NFL). He playedcollege football for theFlorida State Seminoles and was selected by theMiami Dolphins in the first round of the1989 NFL draft with the ninth overall pick.[1][2] Smith played in four NFL seasons from 1989 to 1992 for the Dolphins andDenver Broncos.[3]
he was a 1987 First Team All South Independent, 1988 Second Team All-South Independent
Smith has had numerous legal problems since leaving professional football. In 1996, he was convicted of two counts of possession and distribution ofcocaine,[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]
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1989 | MIA | 13 | 12 | 200 | 659 | 3.3 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 81 | 11.6 | 34 | 0 |
| 1990 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 226 | 831 | 3.7 | 33 | 8 | 11 | 134 | 12.2 | 53 | 1 |
| 1991 | MIA | 12 | 6 | 83 | 297 | 3.6 | 18 | 1 | 14 | 95 | 6.8 | 12 | 0 |
| 1992 | DEN | 3 | 1 | 23 | 94 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | 35 | 532 | 1,881 | 3.5 | 33 | 15 | 32 | 310 | 9.7 | 53 | 1 | ||
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1990 | MIA | 2 | 2 | 41 | 181 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 |
| 2 | 2 | 41 | 181 | 4.4 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 13 | 0 | ||
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