Stephen Conant Smith (born May 29, 1944) is a former American football player. Smith was born in St. Louis, Missouri, and attended Maine East High School in suburban Chicago. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

at the end position for the University of Michigan from 1963 to 1965. He was selected by the San Francisco 49ers in the fifth round (71st overall pick) of the

1966 NFL Draft The 1966 National Football League draft was held at the Summit Hotel in New York City on Saturday, November 27, 1965. The expansion Atlanta Falcons were awarded the first pick in each round as well as the final pick in each of the first five rou ...

. He played eight seasons in the National Football League (NFL) at the

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and defensive end positions for the

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(1966), Minnesota Vikings (1968–70), and Philadelphia Eagles (1971–74). He was traded along with second- and sixth-round selections in

1971 * The year 1971 had three partial solar eclipses ( February 25, July 22 and August 20) and two total lunar eclipses (February 10, and August 6). The world population increased by 2.1% this year, the highest increase in history. Events Ja ...

(50th and 154th overall–

Hank Allison Henry Henderson Allison (born February 11, 1947) is a former professional American football offensive tackle. He was selected in the 2nd round of the 1971 NFL Draft by the Philadelphia Eagles after playing college football at San Diego State. Aft ...

and Mississippi defensive back Wyck Neely respectively) and a

1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ...

third-round pick (76th overall– Bobby Majors) from the Vikings to the Eagles for Norm Snead on January 28, 1971.1971 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 28 (Rounds 1–7) & 29 (Rounds 8–17) – Pro Sports Transactions.
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Steve 1944 births Living people Players of American football from St. Louis American football defensive ends American football offensive tackles Michigan Wolverines football players Pittsburgh Steelers players Minnesota Vikings players Philadelphia Eagles players