Lance Smith (American football)
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Born: | January 1, 1963 New York, New York, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 283 lb (128 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | A.L. Brown (Kannapolis, North Carolina) | ||||||||
| College: | LSU | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1985 / round: 3 / pick: 72 | ||||||||
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Lance Smith (born January 1, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).
Smith was born in New York City and played scholastically at A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, North Carolina.[1] He played college football at Louisiana State University,[2] where, as a senior, he was honored as a first-team All-American by AFCA and UPI.[3][4]
Smith was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third-round of the 1985 NFL draft.[5] He spent nine years with the Cardinals, followed by three seasons with the New York Giants.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Lance Smith NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
- ^ "Lance Smith Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
- ^ "USC's Del Wilkes selected to Kodak All-America team". The Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC. December 2, 1984. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UPI All-Americans". The Indianapolis Star. December 5, 1984. p. 62 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
- ^ "Lance Smith Stats". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
Further reading
[edit]- Nadeau, Rene. "Where are they now? Lance "Big Daddy" Smith". Sports Nola TV. Archived from the original on April 21, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- American football offensive guards
- LSU Tigers football players
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- Phoenix Cardinals players
- New York Giants players
- Players of American football from New York City
- All-American college football players
- People from Kannapolis, North Carolina
- Players of American football from Rowan County, North Carolina