Royce Smith

{{Short description|American football player (1949–2004)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Royce Smith

| image =

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| number = 64, 66

| position = Guard

| birth_date = {{birth date|1949|6|17|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Savannah, Georgia, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|2004|1|22|1949|6|17|mf=yes}}

| death_place = Claxton, Georgia, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 3

| weight_lbs = 250

| high_school = Savannah (GA) Groves

| college = Georgia

| draftyear = 1972

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 8

| pastteams =

• New Orleans Saints ({{NFL Year|1972}}–{{NFL Year|1973}})
• Atlanta Falcons ({{NFL Year|1974}}–{{NFL Year|1976}})

| highlights =

• Unanimous All-American (1971)
• Jacobs Blocking Trophy (1971)
• 2× First-team All-SEC (1970, 1971)

| pfr = SmitRo25

}}

Royce Lionel Smith (June 17, 1949 – January 22, 2004) was an American professional football player who was a guard for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (8th overall) of the 1972 NFL draft.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Wf4vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xjsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4871,6514933&dq=royce-smith&hl=en|title=Ex-Georgia Standout Royce Smith Dies|date=January 24, 2004|work=Rome News-Tribune|access-date=November 9, 2011}} He appeared in most games during these seasons but was unable to force his way into the starting lineup.