Lamar Smith (American football)
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | November 29, 1970 Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 224 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | South Side (Fort Wayne) | ||||||||
| College: | Houston | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1994 / round: 3 / pick: 73 | ||||||||
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Lamar Hunter Smith (born November 29, 1970) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, New Orleans Saints, and Carolina Panthers from 1994 to 2003. He played college football for the Houston Cougars and was selected by Seattle in the third round of the 1994 NFL draft.
On December 30, 2000, Smith carried the ball a then-NFL record 40 times for the Dolphins in a wildcard playoff game against the Indianapolis 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 2023 season.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]Smith attended South Side High School in Fort Wayne. After high school, he attended Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College and then the University of Houston on scholarship for his final two years.
Professional career
[edit]| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Vertical jump | ||||
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| 5 ft 10+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 from NFL Combine[1] | ||||||||||||
Smith was selected in the third round with the 73rd overall pick by the Seattle Seahawks in the 1994 NFL draft.[2]
Drunk driving
[edit]Smith was charged with vehicular assault in 1994. He was drinking and driving prior to a car wreck that left teammate Mike Frier paralyzed from the neck down. The prosecutor noted that Smith had drunk at least five beers and six-and-a-half ounces of Scotch shortly before his car struck a utility pole.[3] Smith pleaded guilty to vehicular assault in 1996, and served 60 days in a work-release program. He was also ordered to give 35 to 50 percent of his NFL earnings to Frier over a seven-year period.[4]
He was arrested on a second DUI charge in 2002 while playing for the Panthers.[5]
NFL Europe
[edit]In 2007, he participated in a coaching internship program with NFL Europe.[5]
NFL career statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| 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 | |
Postseason
[edit]| 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 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Lamar Smith, Combine Results, FB - Houston". nflcombineresults.com. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ "Lamar Smith Charged". New York Times. February 4, 1995.
- ^ "Panthers Running Back Is Placed on Paid Leave". New York Times. November 30, 2002.
- ^ a b Kelly, Omar (March 20, 2007). "Lamar Smith the Coach". Sun-Sentinel. Archived from the original on December 11, 2007.
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