Bobby Smith (defensive back)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1938)}}

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{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = Bobby Smith

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1938|07|5}}

| birth_place = Plain Dealing, Louisiana, U.S.

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| number = 23, 43

| position1 = Cornerback

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lbs = 197

| high_school = Compton (Los Angeles, California)

| college = UCLA

| AFLDraftedYear = 1961

| AFLDraftedRound = 26

| AFLDraftedPick = 205

| AFLDraftedTeam = New York Titans{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyj/1961_draft.htm |title=1961 New York Titans Draftees |website=pro-football-reference.com |access-date=July 18, 2020}}

| NFLDraftedYear = 1961

| NFLDraftedRound = 7

| NFLDraftedPick = 88

| NFLDraftedTeam = Los Angeles Rams

| playing_years1 = 1962–1965

| playing_team1 = Los Angeles Rams

| playing_years2 = 1965–1966

| playing_team2 = Detroit Lions

| career_highlights =

• First-team All-PCC (1961)

| DatabaseFootball = SMITHBOB04

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Robert Lee Smith (born July 5, 1938) is an American former professional football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Los Angeles Rams (1962–1965) and the Detroit Lions (1965–1966).{{cite web |title=Bobby Smith, DB |url=http://www.nfl.com/player/bobbysmith/2526069/profile |website=NFL.com |publisher=NFL Enterprises, LLC |access-date=27 July 2019}} He was also a kick and punt returner.