Dallis Smith

Dallis Kevin Smith (born July 31, 1965) is a former American football safety who played for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Valdosta State University.^[1][2]

Dallis Smith

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Position:	Safety
Personal information
Born:	(1965-07-31) July 31, 1965 (age 58) United States
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	170 lb (77 kg)
Career information
High school:	Westover (Albany, Georgia)
College:	Valdosta State
Undrafted:	1987
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (1987)

After not being selected in the 1987 NFL Draft, Smith signed with the Seahawks.^[3] Prior to the start of the 1987 NFL season, he was waived in mid-August.^[4] Due to that season's player strike, Smith was signed by the Seahawks as a replacement player,^[5] making the team's roster for their October 4 game against the Miami Dolphins.^[6] Some sources indicate he played in, and started, three games for the 1987 Seahawks.^[7]

Smith played high school football at Westover Comprehensive High School in Albany, Georgia.^[1] As of 2004, he was coaching high school basketball there,^[8] a position he still held in 2013.^[9]

References

1. "Dallis Smith Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
2. "Dallis Smith, DB". Nfl.com. Retrieved June 26, 2021.
3. "Valdosta State's Smith, Tuggle sign contracts". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 5, 1987. p. E2. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
4. "Seahawks release seven". Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. August 16, 1987. p. E10. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
5. "Zorn decides not to cross picket line". Spokane Chronicle. AP. September 24, 1987. p. 14. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
6. "Miami Dolphins at Seattle Seahawks". The News Tribune. Tacoma, Washington. October 4, 1987. p. C7. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
7. "Dallis Smith football statistics". statscrew.com. Retrieved October 2, 2021.
8. Stone, Jay (March 6, 2004). "Tourney director ousted for using slurs". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. D1. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via newspapers.com.
9. Millikan, John (February 24, 2013). "Westside falls at Westover in second round". The Telegraph. Macon, Georgia. p. C4. Retrieved October 2, 2021 – via newspapers.com.