Leonard Smith (American football)
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Position: | Cornerback/Safety | ||||||||
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Born: | New Orleans, Louisiana | September 2, 1960||||||||
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College: | McNeese State | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1983 / round: 1 / pick: 17 | ||||||||
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Leonard Phillip Smith (born September 2, 1960 in New Orleans, Louisiana) was an American football cornerback who played for the Buffalo Bills and St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals of the National Football League. He played college football at McNeese State University. While at McNeese, Smith was an All-Southland Conference and All-Louisiana Selection at cornerback. On special teams, Smith was particularly effective at blocking fieldgoals, point after attempts and punts. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2014.[1] With the Buffalo Bills he appeared in Super Bowls XXV and XXVI.
References
- ^ National Football Foundation (2014-05-22). "NFF Proudly Announces Impressive 2014 College Football Hall of Fame Class". FootballFoundation.org. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
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- 1960 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from New Orleans, Louisiana
- American football safeties
- American football cornerbacks
- American football defensive backs
- College Football Hall of Fame inductees
- St. Louis Cardinals (football) players
- Phoenix Cardinals players
- Buffalo Bills players
- McNeese State Cowboys football players
- American football defensive back, 1960s birth stubs