- Timmy Smith
Infobox NFLretired
name=Timmy Smith
caption=
position=Running back
number=36
birthdate=birth date and age|1964|1|21Hobbs, New Mexico
debutyear=1987
finalyear=1990
draftyear=1987
draftround=5
draftpick=117
college=Texas Tech
teams=
*Washington Redskins (1987-1988)
*Dallas Cowboys (1990)
stat1label=Rushing Yards
stat1value=602
stat2label=Average
stat2value=3.2
stat3label=Touchdown s
stat3value=3
nfl=SMI754000
highlights=
*Super Bowl champion (XXII)
* Super Bowl record 204 rushing yards in one game
HOF=
CollegeHOF=Timothy LaRay Smith (born
January 21 ,1964 in Hobbs,New Mexico ) is a former professionalAmerican football player who playedrunning back for theWashington Redskins and theDallas Cowboys . He was drafted out of Texas Tech in the fifth round of the1987 NFL Draft . In hisrookie season, Smith set aSuper Bowl rushing record, gaining 204 yards and scoring two touchdowns inSuper Bowl XXII . His efforts helped lead the Redskins to a 42-10 victory over theDenver Broncos . It was his only significant achievement as an NFL player. His career was plagued with injuries and he retired as a member of theDallas Cowboys in 1990.He returned to the news in 2005, though, when he was arrested for allegedly trying to sell
cocaine to anundercover police officer in Denver. Smith pled guilty in March 2006 for conspiring to distribute cocaine, and was sentenced to two and a half years in federal prison in May. [ [http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_3871398 The Denver Post - Timmy Smith gets 30-month sentence ] ] Smith, prisoner registry number 33848-013, was released from Federal prison on March 3, 2008. [cite web|url=http://www.bop.gov/iloc2/InmateFinderServlet?Transaction=NameSearch&needingMoreList=false&LastName=smith&Middle=&FirstName=timothy&Race=B&Sex=U&Age=44&x=15&y=23|title=Federal Bureau of Prisons Inmate Locator|accessdate=2008-05-02]References
External links
* [http://www.sportspool.com/football/players/S/SmitTi00.php Timmy Smith's Career Statistics] (sportspool.com)
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