Larry Smith ( running back ) William Lawrence Smith ( born September 2 , 1947 ) is a former American college and professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League ( NFL ) for six seasons during the 1960s and 1970s . Smith played college football for the University of Florida , and earned All - American honors . He was a first - round pick in the 1969 NFL Draft , and played professionally for the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins of the NFL . Early life . Smith was born in 1947 in Tampa , Florida , and attended Thomas Richard Robinson High School in Tampa . As a junior in 1963 , Smith was the star running back on the Robinson Knights high school football team , and led his team to Florida ' s first - ever state championship football game before losing to the Coral Gables Cavaliers 16 – 14 . He finished his high school career with forty - seven touchdown s , and received all - county , all - state , and " Parade " magazine high school All - American accolades . In 2007 , forty - two years after he graduated from high school , the Florida High School Athletic Association ( FHSAA ) recognized Smith as one of the " 100 Greatest Players of the First 100 Years " of Florida high school football . College career . Smith received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Florida in Gainesville , Florida , where he was a tailback for coach Ray Graves ' Florida Gators football team from 1966 to 1968 . Memorably , Smith had a 94 - yard touchdown run in the Gators ' 27 – 12 victory over the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 1967 Orange Bowl — while struggling to keep his pants up . His 187 yards rushing in the Orange Bowl resulted in him being named the game ' s " Outstanding Player . " He finished his college football career with 528 carries for 2 , 186 yards and twenty - four rushing touchdowns , and 607 yards receiving . He was a first - team All - Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) selection in 1966 , 1967 and 1968 , and was a first - team All - American in 1968 . Smith was also the recipient of the Gators ' Fergie Ferguson Award , recognizing the " senior football player who displays outstanding leadership , character and courage . " Smith graduated from Florida with a bachelor ' s degree in business administration in 1970 , and was inducted into the University of Florida Athletic Hall of Fame as a " Gator Great " in 1983 . In a 2006 article series written for " The Gainesville Sun " , he was recognized as No . 29 among the top 100 Gator players from the first 100 years of Florida football . Professional career . Smith was selected in the first round ( eighth pick overall ) of the 1969 NFL Draft by the Los Angeles Rams , and played for the Rams from to and the Washington Redskins in . His rookie year with the Rams was his most productive season : 599 yards rushing and 300 yards receiving . After five seasons with the Rams , he was traded to the Redskins in as part of coach George Allen ' s effort to rebuild the Redskins with experienced players . He received few carries with the Redskins , however , accumulating only 149 yards in seven games , with no touchdowns . In his six NFL seasons , Smith gained 2 , 057 yards rushing on 528 carries for eleven touchdowns ; he also had 149 reception s for 1 , 176 yards receiving and five touchdowns . Life after football . Smith returned to the University of Florida to earn a master ' s degree in business administration in 1975 . In 1982 , he graduated from the Stetson University College of Law with a law degree , and is now a commercial real estate attorney with the Tampa law firm of Hill , Ward & Henderson . Smith is married , and he and his wife have two daughters and a son .