databasefootball years draftedround birth_place teams article_title position birth_date pfr number draftedpick college name draftedyear
smithron03 1978 1984 -- 1979 1980 -- 1981 1981 -- 1983 2 lakeland , florida los invaders angeles rams san diego chargers philadelphia eagles oakland ron smith -lrb- wide receiver -rrb-
 wide receiver 20 november 1956 smitro02 84 , 81 53 san diego state ron smith 1978
ron smith -lrb- wide receiver -rrb-

ronnie bernard smith -lrb- born november 20 , 1956 -rrb- is a former professional american football wide receiver who played in the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- for six seasons with the los angeles rams , the san diego chargers , and the philadelphia eagles .
smith played defensive end at kathleen high school in lakeland , florida .
at and , he received an offer to play for cal state fullerton , and instead enrolled at fullerton college .
he switched to playing wide receiver after his first year , and was a junior college all-american the following season , when he earned a scholarship to play with san diego state .
as a senior in 1977 , smith caught 49 passes for around 700 yards and 14 touchdowns and was a key to the aztecs ' 10 -- 1 season .
in the 1978 nfl draft , smith was selected in the second round by the los angeles rams .
he caught just one pass as a rookie in 1978 .
a seldom-used sophomore in 1979 , he caught a 43-yard touchdown from vince ferragamo at the end of the first half to give the rams a 14 -- 5 lead in an eventual 21 -- 19 win over dallas in the divisional playoffs .
in super bowl xiv , smith caught a 24-yard touchdown on a halfback option pass from lawrence mccutcheon , but the rams loss 31 -- 19 to pittsburgh .
the san diego chargers acquired him from the rams at the end of the preseason in 1980 for a middle-round draft pick .
he caught just four passes for 48 yards during the regular season for san diego .
however , he came up with another key playoff touchdown when he caught a game-winning 50-yard score from dan fouts with 2:08 remaining in a 20 -- 14 win over the buffalo bills , advancing the chargers to the afc championship game .
after his nfl career , smith signed with the oakland invaders of the united states football league -lrb- usfl -rrb- in 1984 .
smith played in six games , starting five , and caught nine passes for 107 yards and one touchdown before being placed on injured reserve on may 30 , 1984 .
