Wayne Smith (defensive back)

Wayne Smith
Career information
Date of birth:	(1957-05-09) May 9, 1957
Place of birth:	Chicago, Illinois
Position(s):	Cornerback
College:	Purdue
NFL Draft:	1980 / Round: 11 / Pick: 278
Organizations
As player:
1980-1982 1982-1986 1987	Detroit Lions St. Louis Cardinals Minnesota Vikings
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Wayne Lester Smith^[1] (born May 9, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois) is a former American football defensive back who played eight seasons in the National Football League.^[2] He was an 11th round selection (278th overall pick) in the 1980 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions out of Purdue University.^[3] He would play for the Lions (1980–1982), the St. Louis Cardinals (1982–1986), and the Minnesota Vikings (1987).^[2]

References

Detroit Lions 1980 NFL Draft selections

Billy Sims Tom Turnure Mike Friede Eric Hipple Mark Streeter Tommie Ginn Chris Dieterich Eddie Murray DeWayne Jett Tom Tuinei Donnie Henderson Wayne Smith Ray Williams

Draft years 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015