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Position: | Cornerback | ||||||||
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Born: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | May 9, 1957||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 171 lb (78 kg) | ||||||||
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High school: | Harper (Chicago) | ||||||||
College: | Wisconsin-La Crosse Purdue | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1980 (round: 11 • pick: 278) | ||||||||
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Wayne Lester Smith [1] (born May 9, 1957) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back for eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL). [2] A graduate of Chicago's Harper High School, he played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers and was an 11th round selection (278th overall pick) in the 1980 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions. [3] He played for the Lions (1980–1982), St. Louis Cardinals (1982–1986), and Minnesota Vikings (1987). [2]
Wayne has two daughters, Cha-Chi and Chasaty Smith. He is married to Toi Robertson-Smith.[ citation needed ]