Bruce Smith
American football player (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bruce Bernard Smith (born June 18, 1963) is an American former football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies, where he was a twice All-American, and was selected with the first overall pick by the Bills in the 1985 NFL draft.
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Position: | Defensive end | ||||||||||||||
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Born: | (1963-06-18) June 18, 1963 (age 60) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||
Weight: | 262 lb (119 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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High school: | Booker T. Washington (Norfolk, Virginia) | ||||||||||||||
College: | Virginia Tech (1981–1984) | ||||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1985 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Considered one of the greatest defensive ends of all-time, Smith is the NFL's all-time career leader in quarterback sacks with 200.[lower-alpha 1] Smith also received 11 Pro Bowl selections and eight first-team All-Pro honors, while appearing in four consecutive Super Bowls with the Bills. He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2006 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.