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Paul Smith

Paul Edward Smith

Position: DT-DE
Height: 6-3    Weight: 256 lbs.
Born: August 13, 1945 in Ada, OK
College: New Mexico

Career AV: 51 (1324th overall since 1950)

2-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 9th round (222nd overall) of the 1968 NFL Draft.

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Defense & Fumbles

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Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty AV
1968 23 DEN lde 70 12 3 3
1969 24 DEN 70 14 1 0 1 0 0 1
1970 25 DEN LDT 70 14 14 8
1971 26 DEN RDT 70 14 14 0 1 0 0 8
1972* 27 DEN RDT 70 14 14 9
1973* 28 DEN LDT 70 14 14 0 1 0 0 9
1974 29 DEN 70 4 2 1
1975 30 DEN RDT 70 13 12 0 2 38 1 7
1976 31 DEN RDE 70 11 10 7
1977 32 DEN 70 12 2 1 6 0 6 0 1 18 0 3
1978 33 DEN 70 11 0 0 1 0 0 1
1979 34 WAS 78 15 2 2
1980 35 WAS rdt 78 16 5 1 8 0 8 4
Career 164 93 2 14 0 8 0 7 56 1 63
11 yrs DEN 133 86 1 6 0 6 0 7 56 1 57
2 yrs WAS 31 7 1 8 0 8 6

Scoring Summary

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Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1975 30 DEN RDT 70 13 12 1 1 6
Career 164 93 1 1 6

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13 Ken Clarke, Gary Dunn, Mike Pitts, Jess Richardson, Darryl Grant, John Parrella, Doug Sutherland, Joel Steed, Kimo von Oelhoffen, William Gay
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Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1972
1973

Non-Offensive TDs

1975 NFL 1 (4)

Fumble Return TD

1975 NFL 1 (1)

Stats are Year Lg Value (Rank Season/Rank in Top 100 All-Time Seasons)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1972UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
1973Pro Football Weekly: 1st Team All-Conf.
 UPI: 2nd Team All-Conf.
 Pro Football Writers: 2nd Team All-NFL
 Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 2nd Team All-NFL