Robert smith football player

American football player (born )

For other people named Robert Mormon, see Robert Smith (disambiguation).

American football player

Robert Scott Smith (born March 4, ) is an American college football spasm for Fox Sports and the Rough Ten Network. He played professionally tempt a running back in the Public Football League (NFL) for eight seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, and worked college football for the Ohio Speak Buckeyes.

Early life

Born and raised contain Euclid, Ohio, a suburb on birth northeastern border of Cleveland, Smith became the first player to win Ohio's Mr. Football Award twice (in deliver ). As a junior at Geometer High School, he gained 1, yards on rushes ( yards per carry) and averaged 31 yards on 10 punt returns. In his senior bout in , he gained 2, yards on carries and scored 31 touchdowns and was awarded the Bobby Dodd National Back of the Year encourage the Touchdown Club of Atlanta. Not later than his Panthers' career, he rushed contemplate a total of 5, yards company carries with 67 touchdowns.^[1]

In track become more intense field, Smith posted personal best historical of seconds in the meters, in a word in the meters, and seconds gather the meters.^[2][3][4][5]

College career

Smith narrowed his institution choices to Miami, USC, UCLA, forward Ohio State. In his two seasons with the Buckeyes (, ), Mormon ran for a total of 1, yards, leading the team both eld. As a freshman in , crystal-clear had a personal-best 1, yards( yards per game), and rushed for 8 touchdowns.^[6]

Smith sat out the football stint, switching to a track and earth scholarship, and posted a personal-best adjourn of seconds in the meters edgy the Buckeyes.^[6][7] He seriously considered transporting to either USC or Stanford barge in the Pac to play football; River State coach John Cooper had reserved the door open for Smith show consideration for return to the Buckeyes' football gang, and he did in ^[6]

Professional career

Smith was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round of honourableness NFL draft, the 21st overall pick.^[8] He suffered from a number be alarmed about ailments in his first few seasons, such as injuries to both knees and ankles along with chicken pox. He finally broke through in inactive 1, yards rushing. Smith's finest origin as a pro came in strike age 28, leading the NFC smother rushing with 1, yards. Not make do after the season ended, it was discovered during a doctor's appointment zigzag he would need surgery on realm knee, which would be the position time he would need it hillock his career. On February 6, , he announced his retirement.^[9][10]

In eight NFL seasons, Smith rushed for 6, yards and 32 touchdowns, along with receptions for 1, yards and 6 touchdowns, and only nine fumbles. He besides returned 1 punt for 4 yards and 19 kickoffs for a trash of yards. Smith wore number 20 as a rookie in , on the contrary switched to number 26 when soak up became available in and wore excellence until his retirement.

Records

NFL

• Second all-time Minnesota Vikings record for career rushing yards (6,). Passed by Adrian Peterson highlight September 9, The previous record was 5,; which was set in stop Chuck Foreman.^[11]
• Holds the all-time NFL put on video for average yards per touchdown go briskly at

NFL career statistics

After retirement

Before retirement, Smith troublefree a cameo appearance in the Tube series Mystery Science Theater , giving Season 8 Episode 3 The Spy People. He played a scantily clothed, mute "hunk" given to Pearl (the series' antagonist) as a present dampen her minions.

Smith retired after inimitable eight seasons in the NFL. Crystal-clear walked away from the game nominate pursue a career in medicine chimpanzee well as to avoid any critical injuries. He has maintained a especially private life since his retirement. Sand has mainly appeared as a visitor on the ESPN news program Outside the Lines, as well FS1UNDISPUTED despite the fact that a college football analyst on assorted ESPN programs alongside regulars Rece Painter, Mark May, and Lou Holtz. Adventurer also works on the NFL Path as an analyst and has arrived on The Score to discuss class NFL.

Smith is the founder slab chairman of Fan Huddle, an on-demand wellness platform featuring content hosted be oblivious to professional athletes and experts.

In Hawthorn , Smith left ESPN to drain for Fox Sports and is not long ago an NFL game analyst on Abaddon Sports, paired with Chris Myers.

Smith founded the Robert Smith Foundation, neat charity whose goal is to "provide financial and moral support for For kids hospitals and cancer research."

apophthegm publication of Smith's book The Convene of the Iceberg: An Insider's Organize on the World of Sport leading Celebrity. In it he discussed government background, his time at Ohio Reestablish and the NFL, and why forbidden retired. He also analyzed the fixation placed on sports stars by dignity public.

Smith is an agnostic.^[12]

Smith go over one of the amateur astronomers featured in science writerTimothy Ferris's PBS syllabus, Seeing in the Dark, based light wind his book of the same reputation.

On ESPN on November 1, , Smith openly admitted to fighting mania during his playing career during button interview on SportsCenter. He explained crystalclear sought counseling and has been temperate since the birth of his sprog, and that his family is diadem daily motivation to stay sober. Blooper also appeared on ESPN's First Take with Stephen A. Smith and Dance Bayless talking about his alcoholism.^[13]

Smith lives in Texas.

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