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He suffered a badly broken leg as a freshman in 1979, received a medical hardship, but came back to start for four years for the Eagles at defensive end. He concluded his career with 86 unassisted and 186 assisted tackles. He was selected as the Eagles’ outstanding player as a senior in 1983 and was an all-district choice that fall.
Eight of his 77 tackles his senior season were for losses totaling 61 yards. Altogether, he made 22 tackles behind the line of scrimmage for the Eagles. His coach, Jerry Welch, said if Smith had grown to over 200 pounds they have had to outlaw him because he’d have been a lethal weapon. (He played at about 190). Smith is a concrete contractor in the Denver area, where he grew up. He graduated from Alameda High School.