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Bruce Smith

American football player (born 1963)

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Also known as Bruce Bernard Smith

Born: June 18, 1963
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Birthplace: Norfolk
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: American football player
Education: Booker T. Washington High School
Height: 193 cm

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Bruce Bernard Smith is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. He played college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies, winning the Outland Trophy in 1984. Smith was selected by the Bills first overall in the 1985 NFL draft.

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NFL stats — season by season

5 seasons · from AIDb's NFL dataset

Season	Team	G	TKL	SACK	FF
1999	BUF	16	45	7.0	2
2000	WAS	16	57	10.0	4
2001	WAS	13	42	5.0	3
2002	WAS	16	49	9.0	3
2003	WAS	15	22	5.0	0
Career		76	215	36.0	12

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