Sherman Smith

Sherman Smith
Position (s): running back	Jersey number (s): 47
born November 1, 1954 in Youngstown , Ohio
Career information
Active : 1976 - 1983
NFL Draft : 1976 / Round: 2 / Pick: 58
College : Miami (OH)
Teams
Seattle Seahawks ( 1976 - 1982 ) San Diego Chargers ( 1983 )
Career statistics
Runs	834
Erlaufene yards	3520
Touchdowns	28
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl XLVIII winner 2 × NFC winner (2013, 2014)

Sherman Smith (born November 1, 1954 in Youngstown , Ohio ) is an American former American football player and coach. He was most recently the trainer of the running backs for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League (NFL).

Player career

Smith was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 1976 NFL Draft . He was the first offense player to be drafted by the new expansion team . When he ran 124 yards in a game against the Atlanta Falcons on November 7, 1976 , he became the first Seahawks player to run more than 100 yards in a game. Smith ran the most yards of the Seahawks for the first four seasons, running 3,429 yards and 28 touchdowns in his seven years with the franchise. In addition, he caught the ball 210 times, reaching 2,445 yards and 10 touchdowns. After joining the San Diego Chargers , he rarely played.

Coaching career

The following year, Smith began a high school teaching and coaching career. In 1990 he became a running back coach at Miami University . Between 1992 and 1994 he worked as a trainer for tight ends and running backs at the University of Illinois . In 1995, Smith became the running back coach for the Houston Oilers (later Tennessee Titans). In 2006 he was also promoted to assistant head coach.

2008 Smith left the Titans to the offensive coordinator of the Washington Redskins to be, so he with his former Seahawks teammate Zorn Jim worked, which the head coach was the Redskins. After Zorn was released, Smith was also forced to vacate his post. Shortly thereafter, however, he was hired as a running back coach by the Seattle Seahawks. After the 2016 season he was released from his duties.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ José Miguel Romero: Catching up with Sherman Smith: No. 47 coaches Eddie George now . Seattle Times . November 22, 2003. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
2. ↑ Atlanta Falcons 13 at Seattle Seahawks 30. Retrieved December 13, 2015 . 
3. ↑ Running Backs Coach Sherman Smith . titansradio.com. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
4. ^ Titans' Smith joins Redskins as offensive coordinator . nfl.com. Retrieved December 13, 2015.
5. ^ Seahawks hire Sherman Smith to coach running backs . washingtonpost.com. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
6. ↑ Sherman Smith won't be back as Seahawks running backs coach, replaced by Chad Morton; assistant LB coach Lofa Tatupu also leaving. Retrieved March 23, 2018 .