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American football player (born 1957) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Timothy Francis Smith (born March 20, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1980 to 1986).
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Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||
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Born: | Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | March 20, 1957||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 201 lb (91 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | St. Augustine (San Diego, California) | ||||||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1980 / round: 3 / pick: 79 | ||||||||
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A native of Chula Vista, California, Smith attended St. Augustine High School in nearby San Diego.[1] He was prepared to play college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish until the retirement of their head coach, Ara Parseghian, after which Smith committed to Nebraska.[1]
Smith was a three-year starter at Nebraska, where he had 72 catches for 1,089 yards.[2] He also punted for the Cornhuskers, averaging 40.1 yards on 135 kicks.[2] As a collegian, he played in the Liberty, Orange and Cotton bowls. He was team captain as a senior and was first-team All-Big Eight.[2] Smith was selected to play in the East–West Shrine Bowl.[3]
Smith was selected in the third round of the draft by the Houston Oilers.[4] He gained more than 1,000 yards receiving in both the 1983 and 1984 seasons.
On April 24, 1987 San Diego Chargers acquired Tim Smith for a 1988 draft choice.[5]
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