Lance Smith (American football)

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Lance Smith
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Position: Guard
Personal information
Born: (1963-01-01) January 1, 1963 (age 61)
New York, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:283 lb (128 kg)
Career information
High school: A.L. Brown
(Kannapolis, North Carolina)
College: LSU
NFL draft: 1985  / Round: 3 / Pick: 72
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:182
Games started:165
Player stats at PFR

Lance Smith (born January 1, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was an offensive lineman for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL).

Smith was born in New York City and played scholastically at A.L. Brown High School in Kannapolis, North Carolina. [1] He played college football at Louisiana State University, [2] where, as a senior, he was honored as a first-team All-American by AFCA and UPI. [3] [4]

Smith was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the third-round of the 1985 NFL Draft. [5] He spent nine years with the Cardinals, followed by three seasons with the New York Giants. [6]

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References

  1. "Lance Smith NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
  2. "Lance Smith Stats". NFL.com. Retrieved May 27, 2024.
  3. "USC's Del Wilkes selected to Kodak All-America team". The Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC. December 2, 1984. p. 2D via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  4. "UPI All-Americans". The Indianapolis Star. December 5, 1984. p. 62 via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  5. "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 9, 2023.
  6. "Lance Smith Stats". Pro Football Archives. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved May 27, 2024.

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