Kevin Smith (cornerback)

Kevin Rey Smith (born April 7, 1970 in Orange, Texas) is a former professional American football player who played cornerback in the National Football League for nine seasons for the Dallas Cowboys.

High school career

Smith help lead West Orange-Stark High School to back to back 4A State Championships (1986–1987). Nicknamed "Pup", Smith earned All-State on both sides of the ball his senior year. Smith was also a letterman in baseball, basketball and track and field.

College career

Smith attended Texas A&M University, where he was a cornerstone for several successful Aggie football teams with his stellar play at cornerback. Smith was consensus All American his final season. Smith owns the all-time Aggie interception record with 20. After retiring from the NFL, Smith would return to A&M for one season as the color commentator of Texas A&M football games (where he worked with longtime Aggie play-by-play man Dave South).

Professional career

Smith was drafted in the first round of the 1992 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys, and in his rookie season was a starting cornerback for the Cowboys when they won their first Super Bowl since the 1970s.

Smith's career was de-railed when he tore his Achilles tendon in the first game of the 1995 season against the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, and although he returned to the Cowboys in 1996, he was never the same player after the injury. While recovering from the injury, Smith appeared in a Nike...
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