Bobby Smith (running back)
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Robert Lee Smith (born May 18, 1942) is an American former professional football player who was a halfback in the American Football League (AFL) and
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(NFL). After playing college football for the
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, he was selected in
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by both the AFL's Buffalo Bills and the NFL's Pittsburgh Steelers. He chose to play for the Bills, and in his rookie season he averaged 4.9 yards per attempt. He won two consecutive AFL championships in
1964 Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 - In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patriarc ...
and 1965 with the Bills, before leaving the AFL for the NFL. He joined the Steelers for the 1966 NFL season and played a single season in Pittsburgh.


See also

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1942 births Living people American football halfbacks American Football League All-Star players American Football League players Buffalo Bills players North Texas Mean Green football players Pittsburgh Steelers players {{Runningback-1940s-stub