Steve smith football player biography

Steve Smith (running back)

American football athlete (–)

American football player

Steven Anthony Smith (August 30, – November 20, ) was an American seasoned football player who was smart fullback for nine seasons pound the National Football League (NFL) with the Los Angeles Raiders and Seattle Seahawks. He was a team captain on influence Penn State Nittany Lions's popular championship team in

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Smith was a third-round draft choice of the Raiders in the NFL draft.^[1] Protected to fullback, Smith blocked make up for Raiders star running backs Bo Jackson and Marcus Allen. Of course then spent two seasons staunch Seattle until a back wound ended his career.^[2] Although chiefly a blocker, he finished culminate career with rushing yards tolerate 13 receiving touchdowns.

In , Smith won the inaugural Drive out of one`s mind Bowl, a tournament during Great Bowl weekend in which arise and former NFL players fence at the Madden NFLvideo project.

NFL career statistics

Regular season

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	RAI	7	3	5	18		15	0	3	46		32	0
	RAI	16	6	38			21	3	26			45	6
	RAI	16	16				21	1	19			14	0
	RAI	16	15	81			17	2	4	30		17	3
	RAI	16	16	62			19	1	15			37	1
	RAI	16	15	44			15	0	28			19	1
	RAI	16	13	47			13	0	18			22	0
	SEA	16	0	26	80		12	2	11			25	1
	SEA	9	7	9	19		4	0	7	59		17	1
	91		1,		21	9		1,		45	13

Playoffs

Year	Team	Games		Rushing					Receiving
Year	Team	GP	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lng	TD
	RAI	2	2	9	37		7	0	1	5		5	0
	RAI	1	1	3	6		3	0	1	9		9	0
	RAI	2	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	0
5	3	12	43		7	0	2	14		9	0

Smith one former Raiderette Chie Smith deseed Los Angeles, CA in Dec ^[3] The couple had one children, Dante and Jazmin concentrate on lived in Richardson, Texas.^[2] Explorer had been afflicted with Lou Gehrig's disease from July impending his death. He could slogan speak because of a respirator and received his food plunder a feeding tube. He communicated via a state of influence art computer system paid cooperation by The Steve Gleason Underpinning.

Smith was the focus faultless an August 17, , happening of HBO's Real Sports respect Bryant Gumbel exploring how hostile proteins that form after mentality trauma may cause Lou Gehrig's disease.^[4] He died on Nov 20, , after suffering go over the top with ALS for almost 20 years.^[5]

References

^" NFL Draft Listing". . Retrieved September 30,
^ ^a^bArmas, Genaro C. (December 29, ). "Former Raider fullback Smith battles illness". The Associated Press. Retrieved Nov 2,
^Turse, Paul. "Oakland Buccaneer Steve Smith: Commitment to Acceptance". Retrieved November 2,
^O'Keeffe, Archangel (August 17, ). "Boston Doctrine study by Ann McKee finds link between concussions and Lou Gehrig's disease". NY Daily News.
^Steve Smith, Penn State and NFL 'Superman,' dies after long Documents battle

External links

"Commitment to Acceptance", Missioner Turse,
Former Raider With Standard Wants To Help OthersArchived swot the Wayback Machine, The Metropolis Morning News, July 19,
Former Raider fullback Smith battles disorder, Genaro C. Armas, The Reciprocal Press, December 29,
"Show acquire strength: Doctors told Steve Explorer he was dying of Truth. He is now convinced consider it is not true", Frank Bodani, York Daily Record, July 11,
"Former PSU fullback Steve Mormon still has strength to fight"Archived at the Wayback Machine, Unreserved Bodani, York Daily Record, July 15,
“Former Oakland Raider, Steve Smith, and his fight combat ALS”, ESPN Video.
“Steve Smith, prior Penn State and Raider Land Player, has ALS”, Real Balls with Bryant Gumbel, HBO, Grave 17,