Billy Ray Smith
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| Billy Ray Smith, Jr. | |
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| Date of birth | August 10, 1961 (age 45) |
| Place of birth |  Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Arkansas |
| NFL Draft | 1983 / Round 1/ Pick 5 |
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| 1983-1992 | San Diego Chargers |
| College Hall of Fame | |
Billy Ray Smith Jr. (born August 10, 1961 in Fayetteville, Arkansas) is a former National Football League linebacker for the San Diego Chargers between 1983 and 1992. Prior to that he was a two time All-American for the University of Arkansas.
Smith was drafted by the Chargers with the fifth pick in the first round in 1983 and was the first defensive player taken in the 1983 draft. He was the Chargers team MVP in 1987.
His father, Billy Ray Smith Sr. also played for the Arkansas Razorbacks and was a 13-year pro for the Los Angeles Rams, Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Colts.
Smith grew up in Plano, Texas where he graduated from Plano Senior High School and was a 2005 Plano Texas Hall of Honor inductee.
Smith was voted into the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame in 1995 and inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
Smith now lives in the San Diego suburb of Del Mar, California is married to KUSI TV news anchor Kimberly Hunt (with whom he has a daughter), and co-hosts a morning sports radio show with Scott Kaplan on the Mighty 1090 (AM) (XX Sports Radio), owned by Denver Broncos John Lynch's father. He also works at Fox Sports on College Football Saturdays.
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