Fletcher Smith (American football)

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Fletcher Smith
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Position: Safety
Personal information
Born: (1943-10-13) October 13, 1943 (age 80)
Hearne, Texas, U.S.
Career information
College: Tennessee State
AFL draft: 1966  / Round: 8 / Pick: 69
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:15
INT yards:250

Fletcher Leon Smith (born October 13, 1943) is a former American football safety in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the sixth round of the 1966 AFL Draft. He played college football at Tennessee State. Smith also played for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Jacksonville Express of the World Football League (WFL).

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