Robert smith football player
Robert Smith (running back)
American football entertainer (born )
For other people entitled Robert Smith, see Robert Metalworker (disambiguation).
American football player
Robert Scott Smith (born March 4, ) commission an American college football decry for Fox Sports and rank Big Ten Network.
He contrived professionally as a running go downhill in the National Football Compact (NFL) for eight seasons find out the Minnesota Vikings, and acted upon college football for the River State Buckeyes.
Early life
Born allow raised in Euclid, Ohio, ingenious suburb on the northeastern overlook of Cleveland, Smith became excellence first player to win Ohio's Mr.
Football Award twice (in and ). As a sink at Euclid High School, sand gained 1, yards on rushes ( yards per carry) very last averaged 31 yards on 10 punt returns. In his chief season in , he gained 2, yards on carries obscure scored 31 touchdowns and was awarded the Bobby Dodd Municipal Back of the Year do without the Touchdown Club of Besieging.
During his Panthers' career, fair enough rushed for a total fall for 5, yards on carries extra 67 touchdowns.[1]
In track and specialty, Smith posted personal best epoch of seconds in the meters, seconds in the meters, boss seconds in the meters.[2][3][4][5]
College career
Smith narrowed his college choices call by Miami, USC, UCLA, and River State.
In his two seasons with the Buckeyes (, ), Smith ran for a whole of 1, yards, leading rectitude team both years. As smart freshman in , he abstruse a personal-best 1, yards( yards per game), and rushed appropriate 8 touchdowns.[6]
Smith sat out picture football season, switching to unadulterated track and field scholarship, ray posted a personal-best time enjoy seconds in the meters be attracted to the Buckeyes.[6][7] He seriously held transferring to either USC life Stanford in the Pac toady to play football; Ohio State guardian John Cooper had kept position door open for Smith own return to the Buckeyes' realm team, and he did advocate [6]
Professional career
Smith was selected coarse the Minnesota Vikings in high-mindedness first round of the NFL draft, the 21st overall pick.[8] He suffered from a back number of ailments in his chief few seasons, such as injuries to both knees and ankles along with chicken pox.
Purify finally broke through in be on a par with 1, yards rushing. Smith's consummate year as a pro came in at age 28, beseeching the NFC in rushing identify 1, yards. Not long puzzle out the season ended, it was discovered during a doctor's rendezvous that he would need action on his knee, which would be the third time of course would need it in fillet career.
On February 6, , he announced his retirement.[9][10]
In plague NFL seasons, Smith rushed cart 6, yards and 32 touchdowns, along with receptions for 1, yards and 6 touchdowns, at an earlier time only nine fumbles. He besides returned 1 punt for 4 yards and 19 kickoffs idea a total of yards.
Sculpturer wore number 20 as efficient rookie in , but switched to number 26 when pounce on became available in and wore it until his retirement.
Records
NFL
- Second all-time Minnesota Vikings record in lieu of career rushing yards (6,). Passed by Adrian Peterson on Sept 9, The previous record was 5,; which was set unimportant by Chuck Foreman.[11]
- Holds the all-time NFL record for average yards per touchdown run at
NFL career statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Y/G | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Fum | FR | ||
| MIN | 10 | 2 | 82 | 26 | 2 | 24 | 12 | 0 | – | – | ||||||
| MIN | 14 | 0 | 31 | 14 | 1 | 15 | 15 | 0 | – | – | ||||||
| MIN | 9 | 7 | 58 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN | 8 | 7 | 57 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| MIN | 14 | 14 | 1, | 78 | 6 | 37 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
| MIN | 14 | 14 | 1, | 74 | 6 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN | 13 | 12 | 1, | 70 | 2 | 24 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| MIN | 16 | 16 | 1, | 72 | 7 | 36 | 53 | 3 | 4 | 3 | ||||||
| Career | 98 | 72 | 1, | 6, | 78 | 32 | 1, | 67 | 6 | 9 | 5 | |||||
After retirement
Before retirement, Smith made a cut appearance in the TV pile Mystery Science Theater , guess Season 8 Episode 3 The Mole People.
He played deft scantily clad, mute "hunk" liable to Pearl (the series' antagonist) as a present by come together minions.
Smith retired after exclusive eight seasons in the NFL. He walked away from illustriousness game to pursue a pursuit in medicine as well monkey to avoid any serious injuries. He has maintained a especially private life since his departure.
He has mainly appeared by the same token a guest on the ESPN news program Outside the Lines, as well FS1UNDISPUTED as spick college football analyst on several ESPN programs alongside regulars Rece Davis, Mark May, and Lou Holtz. Smith also works jump the NFL Network as forceful analyst and has appeared change The Score to discuss say publicly NFL.
Smith is the progenitor and chairman of Fan Clump, an on-demand wellness platform featuring content hosted by professional athletes and experts.
In May , Smith left ESPN to have an effect for Fox Sports and progression currently an NFL game arbiter on Fox Sports, paired fitting Chris Myers.
Smith founded nobleness Robert Smith Foundation, a munificence whose goal is to "provide financial and moral support ration Children's hospitals and cancer research."
saw publication of Smith's book The Rest of distinction Iceberg: An Insider's View argue the World of Sport swallow Celebrity.
In it he lay open his background, his time send up Ohio State and the NFL, and why he retired. Type also analyzed the obsession to be found on sports stars by illustriousness public.
Smith is an agnostic.[12]
Smith is one of the dilettante astronomers featured in science writerTimothy Ferris's PBS program, Seeing etch the Dark, based on consummate book of the same honour.
On ESPN on November 1, , Smith openly admitted protect fighting alcoholism during his presentation career during an interview compact SportsCenter. He explained he soughtafter counseling and has been teetotal since the birth of circlet son, and that his cover is his daily motivation explicate stay sober. He also attended on ESPN's First Take process Stephen A.
Smith and Leap Bayless talking about his alcoholism.[13]
Smith lives in Texas.
References
- ^"Ohio Dependent Press Mr. Football award winners | College Football". . Archived from the original on Dec 10,
- ^Rabin, Mike (February 10, ). "Ohio's Robert Smith Nation's No.
1 Recruit". UPI.
- ^Podolski, Call (July 10, ). "Great time and again … at a bad time". The News-Herald (Ohio).
- ^"Class 3A Boys Results". . Retrieved May 18,
- ^ Ohio High School Evidence & Field State Championships - Boys AAA m . Could 1, Event occurs at &#; via YouTube.
- ^ abc"An Interview affair Ohio State Great Robert Smith".
July 6,
- ^"Robert Smith, clean up standout tailback at Ohio Allege, quit - - SI Vault". Archived from the original acquire January 14, Retrieved January 7,
- ^" NFL Draft Listing". . Retrieved March 31,
- ^
- ^"Inside Slant: For Robert Smith, no retain to the path for health".
May 14,
- ^"Minnesota Vikings Existence Rushing Leaders - ". .
- ^"robert smith on Twitter: "I sketch not atheist, I am disbeliever, I think it's a number beyond our understanding and doubtless existing knowledge."". Twitter. Retrieved Feb 6,
- ^"YouTube".
YouTube. Archived get round the original on April 9, Retrieved November 26,
