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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born | (1970-11-29)November 29, 1970 (age 55) Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | South Side(Fort Wayne) | ||||||||
| College | Houston | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1994: 3rd round, 73rd overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Lamar Hunter Smith (born November 29, 1970) is an American former professionalfootball player who was arunning back in theNational Football League (NFL) for theSeattle Seahawks,Miami Dolphins,New Orleans Saints, andCarolina Panthers from 1994 to 2003. He playedcollege football for theHouston Cougars and was selected by Seattle in the third round of the1994 NFL draft.
On December 30, 2000, Smith carried the ball a then-NFL record 40 times for the Dolphins in awildcard playoff game against theIndianapolis Colts. He finished with 209 yards rushing, including a 17-yard touchdown run in overtime to give the Dolphins a 23–17 victory, Miami's most recent playoff victory as of the 2025 season.[citation needed]
Smith attendedSouth Side High School in Fort Wayne. After high school, he attendedNortheastern Oklahoma A&M College and then theUniversity of Houston onscholarship for his final two years.
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 ft10+1⁄2 in (1.79 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | 31+7⁄8 in (0.81 m) | 10+5⁄8 in (0.27 m) | 4.67 s | 1.62 s | 2.72 s | 4.37 s | 35.5 in (0.90 m) | ||||
| All values fromNFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
Smith was selected in the third round with the 73rd overall pick by theSeattle Seahawks in the1994 NFL draft.[3]
Smith was charged withvehicular assault in 1994. He wasdrinking and driving prior to a car wreck that left teammateMike Frierparalyzed from theneck down. Theprosecutor noted that Smith had drunk at least fivebeers and six-and-a-halfounces ofScotch shortly before his car struck autility pole.[4] Smith pleaded guilty to vehicular assault in 1996, and served 60 days in awork-release program. He was also ordered to give 35 to 50 percent of his NFL earnings to Frier over a seven-year period.[5]
He was arrested on a secondDUI charge in 2002 while playing for the Panthers.[6]
In 2007, he participated in a coaching internship program withNFL Europe.[6]
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1994 | SEA | 2 | 0 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | SEA | 12 | 0 | 36 | 215 | 6.0 | 68 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1996 | SEA | 16 | 2 | 153 | 680 | 4.4 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 6.4 | 22 | 0 |
| 1997 | SEA | 12 | 2 | 91 | 392 | 4.3 | 35 | 2 | 23 | 183 | 8.0 | 22 | 0 |
| 1998 | NO | 14 | 9 | 138 | 457 | 3.3 | 33 | 1 | 24 | 249 | 10.4 | 35 | 2 |
| 1999 | NO | 13 | 2 | 60 | 205 | 3.4 | 24 | 0 | 20 | 151 | 7.6 | 26 | 1 |
| 2000 | MIA | 15 | 15 | 309 | 1,139 | 3.7 | 68 | 14 | 31 | 201 | 6.5 | 28 | 2 |
| 2001 | MIA | 16 | 16 | 313 | 968 | 3.1 | 25 | 6 | 30 | 234 | 7.8 | 65 | 2 |
| 2002 | CAR | 11 | 11 | 209 | 737 | 3.5 | 59 | 7 | 20 | 167 | 8.4 | 58 | 0 |
| 2003 | NO | 4 | 0 | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career | 115 | 57 | 1,322 | 4,853 | 3.7 | 68 | 38 | 159 | 1,255 | 7.9 | 65 | 7 | |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 2000 | MIA | 2 | 2 | 48 | 214 | 4.5 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 8 | 0 |
| 2001 | MIA | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career | 3 | 3 | 54 | 220 | 4.1 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 8 | 0 | |
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