Doug Smith helped Auburn post an 11-1 record in 1983 and played eight NFL seasons with Houston.
Houston Oilers nose tackle Doug Smith sacks Cleveland Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar during an NFL game on Oct. 29, 1989, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland.. “Two months ago, he got a clean bill of health for his heart. He went to his cardiologist and came back his heart was good. But you know we know even healthy people can have a heart attack.
In 1983, Smith helped the Tigers win the SEC championship. Auburn finished No. 3 in the final Associated Press poll with an 11-1 record, with the only loss coming 20-7 to Texas in the second game of the season. The Tigers posted a 6-0 SEC record, including a 13-7 victory over No. 4 Georgia as Auburn defeated ranked teams in its final five games of the season, capped by a 9-7 victory over No. 8 Michigan in the Sugar Bowl.
Smith received second-team All-American recognition from the Football News and the Newspaper Enterprise Association and third-team from the AP in 1983.Smith earned All-USFL honors as a rookie in 1985. But the league folded after that spring season, and Smith played the first of his eight NFL seasons with Houston later that year.In Smith’s final six seasons, Houston won at least nine regular-season games annually.
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