Leroy Smith (American football)
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Leroy Smith (born January 6, 1969) is an American former college football defensive end who played for the Iowa Hawkeyes from 1988 to 1991. He was named a consensus All-American and the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Year in 1991.
Playing career
Smith arrived at the
Smith had perhaps the most dominating senior season a Hawkeye defensive end has ever had.[2] His signature game came against Ohio State in 1991. He recorded 14 tackles, including a school-record five quarterback sacks, in Iowa's 16–9 victory.[3] Smith had 18 sacks on the season, which broke a Big Ten record that had stood for 14 years.[4]
In 1995 he joined Rhein Fire, a German team that played in the World League of American Football.
Honors
Leroy Smith was named a consensus first team All-American in 1991, as he helped lead Iowa to a 10–1–1 record and a top ten finish in the national rankings. He was also named both the
References
- ^ L.A. Times article
- ISBN 1-426-94303-2)
- ^ "Gridiron Glory". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 14, 2011.
- ^ Iowa Consensus All-Americans Archived 2011-01-28 at the Wayback Machine