Don Smith | |
Birth Date: | 30 October 1963 |
Birth Place: | Hamilton, Mississippi, U.S. |
Number: | 47, 30 |
Position1: | Running back |
College: | Mississippi State |
Nfldraftedyear: | 1987 |
Nfldraftedround: | 2 |
Nfldraftedpick: | 51 |
Playing Years1: | 1987–1989 |
Playing Team1: | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Playing Years2: | 1990 |
Playing Team2: | Buffalo Bills |
Playing Years3: | 1991 |
Playing Team3: | Miami Dolphins |
Donald Michael Smith (born October 30, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). After a successful college football career for the Mississippi State Bulldogs as a quarterback, he was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second round of the 1987 NFL draft.[1] After two seasons with the Buccaneers, Smith was signed by the Buffalo Bills, mainly to be their kick returner. He caught a career high 21 passes for 225 yards in 1990, while also returning 32 kickoffs for 643 yards. He scored a touchdown in Super Bowl XXV for the Bills in what turned out to be the final carry of his career. This was the Buffalo Bills' first touchdown in Super Bowl history.
Passing | Rushing | Total Offense | ||||||||||||
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YEAR | G | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | TD | INT | RAT | ATT | YDS | TD | TOFF | TDR | |
1983 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 139.5 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 81 | 0 | |
1984 | 11 | 75 | 176 | 42.6 | 1,236 | 6 | 9 | 102.6 | 128 | 545 | 9 | 1,781 | 15 | |
1985 | 11 | 143 | 312 | 45.8 | 2,332 | 15 | 14 | 115.5 | 190 | 554 | 6 | 2,886 | 21 | |
1986 | 11 | 120 | 244 | 49.2 | 1,609 | 10 | 11 | 109.1 | 159 | 740 | 6 | 2,349 | 16 | |
Totals[2] | 44 | 342 | 738 | 46.3 | 5,229 | 31 | 34 | 110.5 | 485 | 1,868 | 21 | 7,097 | 52 |