Perry Smith (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1951)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=Perry Smith

|number=45

|position=Cornerback

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1951|3|29|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Spartanburg, South Carolina, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|height_in=1

|weight_lb=195

|high_school=Lincoln

|college=Colorado Mesa
Colorado St.

|draftyear=1973

|draftround=4

|draftpick=92

|pastteams=* Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1973|1976}})

• St. Louis Cardinals ({{NFL Year|1977|1979}})
• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1980|1981}})

|statlabel1=Interceptions

|statvalue1=13

|statlabel2=Fumble recoveries

|statvalue2=3

|pfr=SmitPe20

}}

Ealthon Perry Smith{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHPER01 |title=Perry Smith |access-date=2008-06-10 |publisher=databasefootball.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930095334/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SMITHPER01 |archive-date=2007-09-30 }} (born March 29, 1951) is an American former professional football cornerback who played nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL).{{cite web |date= |title=Perry Smith |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/perrysmith/profile?id=SMI232000 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140103235602/http://www.nfl.com/player/perrysmith/2525937/profile |archive-date=2014-01-03 |access-date=2008-06-10 |work=nfl.com}} Smith was a fourth round selection (92nd overall pick) in the 1973 NFL draft by the Oakland Raiders out of Colorado State University.{{cite web|url=http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1973&lg=NFL |title=1973 NFL Player Draft |access-date=2008-06-10 |publisher=databasefootball.com |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327011959/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1973&lg=NFL |archive-date=2008-03-27 }} He would play for the Green Bay Packers (1973–1976), St. Louis Cardinals (1977–1979), and Denver Broncos (1980–1981).