Kevin Smith (cornerback)

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name=Kevin Smith
position=Cornerback
number=26
birthdate=birth date and age|1970|4|7
Orange, Texas
debutyear=1992
finalyear=1999
draftyear=1992
draftround=1
draftpick=17
college=Texas A&M
teams=
* Dallas Cowboys (1992-1999)
stat1label=INT
stat1value=19
stat2label=INT yards
stat2value=190
stat3label=Touchdowns
stat3value=1
nfl=SMI462840
highlights=
* 1x All-Pro selection (1996)
* 3x Super Bowl champion (XXVII, XXVIII)
HOF=
CollegeHOF=

Kevin Rey Smith (born April 7, 1970 in Orange, Texas) is a former professional American football player who played cornerback in the National Football League for nine seasons for the Dallas Cowboys.

High school career

Smith help lead West Orange-Stark High School to back to back 4A State Championships (1986–1987). Smith earned All-State on both sides of the ball his Senior year.

College career

Smith attended Texas A&M University, where he was a cornerstone for several successful Aggie football teams with his stellar play at cornerback. Smith was consensus All American his final season. Smith owns the all-time Aggie interception record with 20.

Professional career

Smith was drafted in the first round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, and in his rookie season was a starting cornerback for the Cowboys when they won their first Super Bowl since the 1970s.

Smith's career was de-railed when he tore his Achilles tendon in the first game of the 1995 season against the New York Giants on "Monday Night Football", and although he returned to the Cowboys in 1996, he was never the same player after the injury. Smith's final season with the Cowboys was in 2000. Smith is now working in Irving, Texas as Vice President of Business Development for First Plus Financial Group.