Don_Smith_(running_back)

Don Smith (running back)

Don Smith (running back)

American football player (born 1963)

Donald Michael Smith (born October 30, 1963) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL), after a successful college football career at Mississippi State University 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.

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  1. [1]
    "1987 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.
  2. [2]
    "Don Smith College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved September 25, 2023.


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