coach_years current_team birth_place coach_team current_title birth_date image article_title name alma_mater
1976 ndash ; 1983 1984 & ndash ; 1986 1987 & 1977 ndash ; 1994 1995 & ndash ; 1998 1999 & & ndash ; 2000 2001 & ndash ; 2003 2004-2012 2013-present ndash ; 1978 1979 1980 & pittsburgh steelers pittsburgh , pennsylvania edinboro -rrb- clemson -lrb- ga -rrb- william & mary -lrb- asst. -lrb- -rrb- the citadel -lrb- asst. -rrb- georgia tech -lrb- rb/wr/db ga -rrb- philadelphia eagles -lrb- st/db -rrb- detroit lions -lrb- te -rrb- -rrb- buffalo bills -lrb- st -rrb- washington redskins -lrb- st central -rrb- pittsburgh steelers -lrb- st -rrb- catholic h.s. -lrb- db special teams coordinator 7 november 1953 danny smith washington redskins.jpg danny smith -lrb- coach -rrb-
 danny smith edinboro state college
danny smith -lrb- coach -rrb-

danny smith -lrb- born november 7 , 1953 -rrb- is the special teams coordinator for the pittsburgh steelers of the national football league .
prior to the steelers , smith coached the redskins special teams from 2004-2012 and the buffalo bills ' special teams from 2001-03 .
in smith 's last year in buffalo , the bills finished third in the nfl in kickoff coverage .
his kicking specialists ranked in the top 10 in field goal percentage and gross and net punting average .
smith was tight ends coach with the detroit lions from 1999-2000 .
he had a four-year stint with the philadelphia eagles from 1995-98 , serving two seasons as special teams coach and two coaching the defensive backs .
before joining the nfl coaching ranks , smith spent eight years at georgia tech -lrb- 1987-94 -rrb- where he coached several positions including running backs , wide receivers and defensive backs .
he helped coach the yellow jackets team that split the ncaa national championship with colorado in 1990 .
smith began his college coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater edinboro state .
he also coached at the citadel , william & mary and clemson .
smith entered the coaching ranks at his high school alma mater central catholic high school in pittsburgh where he helped tutor future miami dolphins quarterback and hall of famer dan marino .
smith graduated from edinboro state .
he and his wife , elaine , have three children : erin , courtney and jason .
