Sammie Smith

Not to be confused with Sammi Smith.

Sammie Smith
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Smith running track at Florida State in 1988
No. 32, 33
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 / round: 1 / pick: 9
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:1,881
Rushing average:3.5
Total touchdowns:16
Stats at Pro Football Reference

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]

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 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
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
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
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

  1. ^ "1989 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  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 June 6, 2022.
  5. ^ "Sammie Smith".


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