Sammie Smith
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Position: | Running back | ||||||
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Born: | Orlando, Florida | May 16, 1967||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 226 lb (103 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Apopka (Apopka, Florida) | ||||||
College: | Florida State | ||||||
NFL Draft: | 1989 / Round: 1 / Pick: 9 | ||||||
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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.[1] 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.[2]
Smith has had numerous legal problems since leaving professional football. In 1996, he was convicted of two counts of possession and distribution of cocaine,[2] and spent seven years in prison as a result.[1] He won restoration of his civil rights from the State of Florida in June 2010.[1]
References[]
- ^ 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.
Categories:
- 1967 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from Orlando, Florida
- American football running backs
- Florida State Seminoles football players
- Miami Dolphins players
- Denver Broncos players
- American people convicted of drug offenses
- American football running back, 1960s birth stubs