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Position: | Tight end | ||||||||||||||||
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Born: | Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. | August 6, 1964||||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||
Weight: | 235 lb (107 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
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High school: | Englewood (Jacksonville) | ||||||||||||||||
College: | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1986 / round: 10 / pick: 265 | ||||||||||||||||
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Willie Smith (born August 6, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end who played one season with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). [1] He attended Englewood High School in Jacksonville, Florida, and played college football for the Miami Hurricanes, earning consensus All-American honors in 1985. [2] He was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the 10th round of the 1986 NFL draft. ContentsCollege careerSmith accumulated 117 catches, 1,544 receiving yards and 6 touchdowns in his career at the University of Miami. He was a consensus All-American in 1985. Professional careerSmith was drafted in the tenth round by the Cleveland Browns of the NFL with the 265th pick in the 1986 NFL draft. [3] He was released by the Browns in July 1986. [4] He played in three replacement games for the NFL's Miami Dolphins in 1987, catching two passes and scoring a receiving touchdown. 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