Education
Alonzo was one of the most highly recruited players for the class of 1982 and eventually chose Miami over offers from Notre Dame and Michigan.
Alonzo was one of the most highly recruited players for the class of 1982 and eventually chose Miami over offers from Notre Dame and Michigan.
He played college football at the University of Miami and was drafted in the first round (third overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft. College Football Highsmith was an All-American running back for Christopher Columbus High School in Miami-Dade County. 1983: 19 carries for 74 yards.
4 catches for 18 yards.
1984: 146 carries for 906 yards and 9 Territorial Decoration. 37 catches for 257 yards and 2 Territorial Decoration. 1985: 117 carries for 451 yards and 5 Territorial Decoration. 21 catches for 286 yards and 1 Territorial Decoration. 1986: 105 carries for 442 yards and 4 Territorial Decoration. 30 catches for 416 yards and 4 Territorial Decoration. NFL He played in six NFL seasons from 1987 to 1992 for the Oilers, Cowboys (reuniting with Jimmy Johnson, his college head coach), and Buccaneers. Due to a series of knee injuries, Highsmith retired from professional football after the 1992 football season.
Highsmith was interviewed about his time at the University of Miami for the documentary The U, which premiered December 12, 2009 on Entertainment and Sports Programming Network.
Following his football career, Highsmith became a professional boxer. Over a four-year career, Highsmith amassed a 27–1–2 record in the heavyweight division.
Twenty three of those victories came by way of knockout.
He currently is a scout for the Green Bay Packers. Highsmith moved to Green Bay in the summer of 2012, accepting a position (Senior Personnel Executive) in the front office of the Green Bay Packers. Highsmith"s father, Walter Highsmith, was also a successful football player and coach.
He, like Alonzo, played for the Oilers in 1972.
He also played for the Montreal Alouettes and Alonzo played football and basketball in Montreal as a teenager. Walter was also the former head coach of Texas Southern University and has enjoyed several coaching stints in college football and the Canadian Football League. One of Highsmith"s sons, Brandon Thermilus, is a running back at the University at Buffalo.