Paul Smith (defensive end)
No. 70, 78 | |||
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Position: | Defensive end | ||
Personal information | |||
Born: | Ada, Oklahoma | August 13, 1945||
Died: | March 14, 2000 Aurora, Colorado | (aged 54)||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Weight: | 256 lb (116 kg) | ||
Career information | |||
College: | New Mexico | ||
NFL draft: | 1968 / Round: 9 / Pick: 222 | ||
Career history | |||
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Paul Edward Smith (August 13, 1945 – March 14, 2000) was a collegiate and professional American football defensive end. Smith was selected in the 1968 Common Draft by the American Football League's Denver Broncos and played in the National Football League for the Broncos and Washington Redskins.
Smith wore number 70 with the Broncos and was inducted into the Denver Broncos' Ring of Fame in 1986 along with quarterbacks Frank Tripucka and Charley Johnson.
Denver Broncos
He posted 11 sacks in 1973 (sacks did not become an official stat until 1982), as he led The Broncos to their first ever winning season (7-5-2). In his Broncos career he posted 55.5 sacks.
Personal
Smith was born in Ada, Oklahoma but raised in Roswell, New Mexico. He lived in Aurora, Colorado until March 14, 2000 when he died of Pancreatic cancer.[1] He has a son named Paul Smith, who has three children: Paul Smith III, Amirah, and Layana.
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References
- ^ "Spin - 031600c - Paul Smith". Archived from the original on 2006-11-21. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- 1945 births
- 2000 deaths
- Sportspeople from Ada, Oklahoma
- People from Roswell, New Mexico
- American football defensive ends
- New Mexico Lobos football players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- Denver Broncos players
- American Conference Pro Bowl players
- Washington Redskins players
- Sportspeople from Aurora, Colorado
- Deaths from pancreatic cancer
- Deaths from cancer in Colorado
- American football defensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs