Bobby Smith (defensive back)
Appearance
No. 23, 43 | |
Date of birth | July 5, 1938 |
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Place of birth | Plain Dealing, Louisiana, U.S. |
Career information | |
Position(s) | Cornerback |
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
Weight | 197 lb (89 kg) |
US college | UCLA |
High school | Compton (Los Angeles, California) |
AFL draft | 1961 / round: 26 / pick: 205 |
Drafted by | New York Titans[1] |
NFL draft | 1961 / round: 7 / pick: 88 |
Drafted by | Los Angeles Rams |
Career history | |
As player | |
1962–1965 | Los Angeles Rams |
1965–1966 | Detroit Lions |
Career highlights and awards | |
Career stats | |
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Robert Lee Smith (born July 5, 1938) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Los Angeles Rams (1962–1965) and the Detroit Lions (1965–1966).[2] He was also a kick and punt returner.
References
[edit]- ^ "1961 New York Titans Draftees". pro-football-reference.com. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "Bobby Smith, DB". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
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Categories:
- 1938 births
- Living people
- American football safeties
- Compton High School alumni
- Detroit Lions players
- Los Angeles Rams players
- People from Plain Dealing, Louisiana
- Players of American football from Louisiana
- UCLA Bruins football players
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football defensive back, 1930s birth stubs