Stanley Adam Smagala (born April 6, 1968) is a former American football safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football at the University of Notre Dame.

Smagala grew up in Chicago, Illinois, and attended St. Laurence High School, where he practiced football, wrestling and track. The summer before his senior year, he attended a football camp held by the University of Notre Dame, where he tied the camp record for the fastest 40-yard dash.

As a senior running back, he posted 140 carries for 900 rushing yards and received All-city honors. He also rushed for 300 yards and 3 touchdowns in a playoff game.

Smagala accepted a football scholarship from the University of Notre Dame. Although he had never played the position before, he was converted into a cornerback because he was considered small for a running back.

Even though head coach Lou Holtz tried to convince him to transfer to another school, as a sophomore he was the team's second fastest player (4.35 seconds in the 40-yard dash) behind wide receiver Tim Brown and became a three-year starter at right cornerback.^[1] As a junior, he was paired at cornerback with Todd Lyght.

Because the school played one of the toughest schedules in the nation, he covered some of the best college wide receivers like Andre Rison, Michael Irvin, Brian Blades, Brett Perriman, Reggie Rembert and Greg McMurtry.

His most famous play was a 64-yard interception return for a touchdown against the number 2 ranked University of Southern California in 1988.^[2] He also helped the team win a national championship and achieve a school-record 23-game winning streak.

After football, he worked for a Real Estate Development company.