Russell Conway Smith

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Russell Conway Smith
Date of birth August 4, 1944 (1944-08-04) (age 63)
Place of birth Bronxville, New York
Position(s) Running back
College Miami
AFL Draft 1966 / Round 5
Statistics
Teams
1967-1969
1970
AFL San Diego Chargers
NFL San Diego Chargers

Russell Conway Smith (born August 4, 1944 in Bronxville, New York ; died April 1, 2001 in Long Beach, California) was a former American football running back and the father of model and actress Amber Smith.

At the University of Miami, the six-foot one (1.86 m), 214-pound (97 kg) Smith was a halfback.

The American Football League's San Diego Chargers drafted Smith in the fifth round of the 1966 AFL draft. The Chargers moved Smith to running back.

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