Charlie Smith (running back)

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Charlie Smith
No. 23
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1946-01-18) January 18, 1946 (age 78)
Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school:Castlemont (Oakland, California)
College:Utah
NFL draft:1968 / Round: 4 / Pick: 110
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Games played:95
Rushing attempts-yards:858-3351
Receptions-yards:141-1596
Touchdowns:34
Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

Charles Henry Smith (born January 18, 1946) is a former American football running back. He played two seasons for the American Football League (AFL)'s Oakland Raiders (1968–1969), and 5 for the National Football League (NFL)'s Raiders (1970–1974). He also played for the NFL's San Diego Chargers in 1975. He attended Castlemont High School in Oakland, California, and then University of Utah.

Smith scored the go-ahead touchdown in the famous 1968 Heidi Game between the Raiders and New York Jets. Most of the country didn't see the touchdown because NBC had cut away from the game, at 7 pm, to the film Heidi.

Personal life[edit]

He is the father of former NFL tight end Kevin Smith.

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