Dallis Smith

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Dallis Smith
No. 25
Position Safety
Personal information
Born (1965-07-31) July 31, 1965 (age 60)
United States
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school Westover (Albany, Georgia)
College Valdosta State
NFL draft 1987: undrafted
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Fumble recoveries2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Dallis Kevin Smith (born July 31, 1965) is an American former football safety who played for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Valdosta State University. [1] [2]

After not being selected in the 1987 NFL draft, Smith signed with the Seahawks. [3] Prior to the start of the 1987 NFL season, he was waived in mid-August. [4] Due to that season's player strike, Smith was signed by the Seahawks as a replacement player, [5] making the team's roster for their October 4 game against the Miami Dolphins. [6] Some sources indicate he played in, and started, three games for the 1987 Seahawks. [7]

Smith played high school football at Westover Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia. [1] As of 2004, he was coaching high school basketball there, [8] a position he still held in 2013. [9]

References

  1. 1 2 "Dallis Smith Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Dallis Smith, DB". Nfl.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
  3. ↑ "Valdosta State's Smith, Tuggle sign contracts". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . May 5, 1987. p. E2. Retrieved October 2, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Seahawks release seven". Arizona Daily Star . Tucson, Arizona. August 16, 1987. p. E10. Retrieved October 2, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Zorn decides not to cross picket line". Spokane Chronicle . AP. September 24, 1987. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Miami Dolphins at Seattle Seahawks". The News Tribune . Tacoma, Washington. October 4, 1987. p. C7. Retrieved October 2, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Dallis Smith football statistics". statscrew.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
  8. ↑ Stone, Jay (March 6, 2004). "Tourney director ousted for using slurs". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . p. D1. Retrieved October 2, 2021– via newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Millikan, John (February 24, 2013). "Westside falls at Westover in second round". The Telegraph . Macon, Georgia. p. C4. Retrieved October 2, 2021– via newspapers.com.


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