Sammie Smith
.jpg) Smith running track at Florida State in 1988 | |||||||||
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | May 16, 1967 Orlando, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Apopka (Apopka, Florida) | ||||||||
| College | Florida State | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1989: 1st round, 9th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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Sammie Lee Smith (born May 16, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the first round of the 1989 NFL draft with the ninth overall pick.[1][2] Smith played in four NFL seasons from 1989 to 1992 for the Dolphins and Denver Broncos.[3] Smith had some success as the starter for Miami in 1989 and 1990, but his fumbling issues cost Miami repeatedly in 1991, leading to him being benched late in the season. Miami traded Smith away to Denver for Bobby Humphrey before the 1992 season, and Smith saw very limited action in a few games that year. Denver released him as soon as their season was over and Smith retired after no teams showed any interest in signing him for the 1993 season or beyond.
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]
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| 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 | ||
Playoffs
| 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 | ||
References
- ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Smith granted rights after sentence". ESPN. June 3, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "SPORTS PEOPLE: FOOTBALL;Smith Pleads Guilty in Drug Case". The New York Times. March 20, 1996. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ Smits, Gary (September 11, 2013). "Former FSU star Sammie Smith 'blindsided' by induction into Seminoles Hall of Fame". Jacksonville Sun. Retrieved June 6, 2022.
- ^ "Sammie Smith".