Education
Pennsylvania State University.
Pennsylvania State University.
He was a team captain on Penn State"s 1986 National Championship team Smith was a third-round draft choice of the Raiders in the 1987 NFL Draft. Converted to fullback, Smith blocked for Raiders star running backs Bo Jackson and Marcus Allen.
He then spent 2 seasons with Seattle until a back injury ended his career.
Although primarily a blocker, he finished his career with 1627 rushing yards and 13 receiving touchdowns. Smith married former Raiderette, Chie Aguilar-Hiroto from Cypress, California in December 1989.
The couple have two children, Dante (July 1990) and Jazmin (September 1991) and live in Richardson, Texas. Smith has been afflicted with Lou Gehrig"s disease since July 2002.
He cannot speak because of a ventilator and receives his food through a feeding tube.
Smith was the focus of an August 17, 2010, episode of Home Box Office"s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel exploring how toxic proteins that form after brain trauma may cause Lou Gehrig"s disease.