Charlie Smith (running back)
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Natchez, Mississippi, U.S.
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born | January 18, 1946 Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school | Castlemont (Oakland, California) | ||||||||||||
| College | Utah | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1968: 4th round, 110th overall pick | ||||||||||||
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Charles Henry Smith (born January 18, 1946) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL). He played two seasons for the AFL 's Oakland Raiders (1968–1969), and five 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 played college football for the Utah Utes.
Smith scored the go-ahead touchdown in the famous 1968 Heidi Game between the Raiders and New York Jets.[1] Most of the country didn't see the touchdown because NBC had cut away from the game, at 7 pm, to the film Heidi.[2]
Regular season
| Legend | |
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| Led the league | |
| Bold | Career high |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1968 | OAK | 14 | 3 | 95 | 504 | 5.3 | 65 | 5 | 22 | 321 | 14.6 | 43 | 2 |
| 1969 | OAK | 14 | 14 | 177 | 600 | 3.4 | 26 | 2 | 30 | 322 | 10.7 | 32 | 2 |
| 1970 | OAK | 14 | 14 | 168 | 681 | 4.1 | 24 | 3 | 23 | 173 | 7.5 | 27 | 2 |
| 1971 | OAK | 8 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 0.4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 44 | 0 |
| 1972 | OAK | 14 | 13 | 170 | 686 | 4.0 | 28 | 8 | 28 | 353 | 12.6 | 43 | 2 |
| 1973 | OAK | 14 | 14 | 173 | 682 | 3.9 | 19 | 4 | 28 | 260 | 9.3 | 20 | 1 |
| 1974 | OAK | 13 | 7 | 64 | 194 | 3.0 | 22 | 1 | 8 | 100 | 12.5 | 30 | 1 |
| 1975 | SDG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | 65 | 858 | 3,351 | 3.9 | 65 | 24 | 141 | 1,596 | 11.3 | 44 | 10 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1968 | OAK | 2 | 2 | 18 | 75 | 4.2 | 32 | 0 | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 26 | 0 |
| 1969 | OAK | 2 | 2 | 20 | 34 | 1.7 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 189 | 15.8 | 60 | 1 |
| 1970 | OAK | 2 | 2 | 18 | 81 | 4.5 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 14 | 0 |
| 1972 | OAK | 1 | 1 | 14 | 57 | 4.1 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1973 | OAK | 2 | 2 | 27 | 108 | 4.0 | 40 | 0 | 7 | 53 | 7.6 | 14 | 0 |
| 1974 | OAK | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 31 | 1 |
| 11 | 9 | 97 | 355 | 3.7 | 40 | 1 | 31 | 367 | 11.8 | 60 | 2 | ||
