Royce Smith
Appearance
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Position: | Guard |
Personal information | |
Born: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | June 17, 1949
Died: | January 22, 2004 Claxton, Georgia, U.S. | (aged 54)
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
Weight: | 250 lb (113 kg) |
Career information | |
High school: | Savannah (GA) Groves |
College: | Georgia |
NFL draft: | 1972 / round: 1 / pick: 8 |
Career history | |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at Pro Football Reference |
Royce Lionel Smith (June 17, 1949 – January 22, 2004) was an American professional football player who was a guard for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (8th overall) of the 1972 NFL draft.[1] He appeared in most games during these seasons but was unable to force his way into the starting lineup.
References
[edit]- ^ "Ex-Georgia Standout Royce Smith Dies". Rome News-Tribune. January 24, 2004. Retrieved November 9, 2011.
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Categories:
- 1949 births
- 2004 deaths
- All-American college football players
- American football offensive guards
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Georgia Bulldogs football players
- New Orleans Saints players
- Players of American football from Savannah, Georgia
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1940s birth stubs