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  Brigadier General Robert Smith
Robert Smith was born in Richmond, Melbourne on 4 September 1881, the son of a tanner and wool merchant.
Smith was appointed to the AIF on 24 March 1915 as the second in command of the new 22nd Infantry Battalion with the rank of major.
Smith, at his headquarters in a ruined house in Noreuil, about 1500 metres from Lagnicourt, was informed early of the exact point of German penetration by telephone and in the emergency took a series of steps that were level headed and appropriate, employing his reserve battalions, the 19th and 20th, to contain the German advance.
www.unsw.adfa.edu.au /~rmallett/Generals/smith.html   (855 words)

  
 Robert Smith - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Robert Smith, 3rd Baronet, (born 1957), Liberal Democrat politician from Scotland
Robert B. Smith, former mayor of Newport News, Virginia
Robert C. Smith (Bob Smith), (born 1941), Republican former United States senator from New Hampshire
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Smith   (257 words)

  
 Net-Boy's Robert Smith Fan Page   (Site not responding. Last check: )
After rushing for 1,521 yards in the 2000 season, Robert Smith has decided to walk away from pro-football at the ripe old age of 29.
Smith was a free agent at the end of this season, and in line for about $7 - 8 million per year for the next 4 - 5 years.
Robert was on fire for most of the year.
geocities.com /SouthBeach/Shores/6605/rsmith/robertsmith.html   (560 words)

  
 Saint Paul's Tigers Returning To Gridiron   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The college will implement club football, which is a way to start the program in steps with the goal of being eligible to participate in the CIAA within three years.
Smith said that recruitment of players is underway and that players will receive tutoring to help them succeed academically.
The college administration is investigating using the football field at one of the local schools.
www.saintpauls.edu /football2.htm   (478 words)

  
 ABC News: Smith Leaves Vikings at Top of His Game   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Smith hasn't said what he will do next, only that it won't be playing running back for the Minnesota Vikings or anyone else in the NFL.
Smith is leaving the NFL at the top of his game, much like 31-year-old Barry Sanders before the 1999 season, and at the height of his earning power as an unrestricted free agent.
Smith was deeply disappointed, however, by the Vikings' 41-0 loss to the New York Giants in the NFC championship game and by the final two months of his season, in which he rushed for only 248 yards in five games.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/story?id=99857&page=1   (677 words)

  
 The News-Herald - News - 09/10/2004 - Mr. Football, Mr. Author   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Smith wrote of what it was like to grow up with unusual athletic prowess, how cognizant he was of it setting him apart.
Smith on Thursday talked about what it was like to show up at Ohio State as a 17-year-old "savior," then have what seemed like an entire city turn against him when he honestly answered a reporter's question about whether he'd consider turning pro early.
Smith, as is his customary way, was engaging and wore a smile through most of a question-and-answer session before the public got in line for his signature on their purchased books.
www.news-herald.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=12893513&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21848&rfi=6   (794 words)

  
 ESPN.com - Page2 - Outside the Lines:
Robert Smith: My Piece of the Pie
ROBERT SMITH, VIKINGS ALL-TIME LEADING RUSHER- I mean, it was just the job that I had for eight years.
Very few people think the way that Robert Smith thinks, that it's time now for the rest of his life, even as NFL coaches phone to ask him at the still effective age of 30, to return to the league for many millions of dollars.
SMITH- The more I saw it, I was just unbelievably impressed with what the man had done, and what he has done for the game.
espn.go.com /page2/tvlistings/show126transcript.html   (3989 words)

  
 Scout.com: The Mr. Football Jinx?
Robert Smith was joining the team and Carlos Snow was also on the roster (although he would miss the entire 1990 season with an injury).
Smith sat out the entire 1991 season, but returned in 1992 (yes, Uzelac was gone) and rushed for just under 900 yards for the Buckeyes.
Smith was selected in the first round by the Minnesota Vikings and went on to enjoy an impressive eight-year career in the NFL.
ohiostate.scout.com /2/360649.html   (3225 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - NFC's top rusher in 2000 writes of life in football   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Robert Smith was the NFC's top rusher in 2000 with more than 1,500 yards.
Robert Smith sat out his sophomore season at Ohio State to focus on academics and left the NFl during his prime.
Smith was rarely seen or heard from since he quit, but he has resurfaced this summer to talk about his soon-to-be-available autobiography, The Rest of the Iceberg: An Insider's View on the World of Sport and Celebrity.
www.usatoday.com /sports/football/nfl/2004-07-14-smith-memoirs_x.htm   (541 words)

  
 Fantasy Football Articles by Steve Stegeman - FF Today
Besides Smith, I also have on my roster RB's Robert Smith, Priest Holmes, whom I traded for in February, and Charlie Garner; I even had QB Doug Flutie when the whole "indecision in Buffalo" thing was still playing out.
Robert Smith is one of those players that I have seemingly always had on my team and is one of my all-time favorites.
As for Jimmy Smith, statistically the best receiver over the past five seasons, my argument for his being one of my favorites does not need to be and is a little less passionate and lengthy as it is empirically evident.
www.fftoday.com /guest/stegeman/war.htm   (1201 words)

  
 Robert Smith interview in Gaffa
Robert Smith didn’t have the desire to express himself through the Cure and became more and more content with the part of the life he lived outside of the band.
Even though Robert Smith sees a line from the early ambitions to the later albums, the road from young to 40 has been long, and there are some earlier periods that he has a hard time relating to.
But even though Bloodflowers smells of goodbye, and Robert Smith from next summer after the tour will begin his long awaited solo project Music for Dreams, he is for once not definitive about this record being the last.
ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/ChainOfFlowers/gaffa2000.htm   (2114 words)

  
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www.footballguys.com /updates.htm   (1685 words)

  
 SignOn San Diego National Football League -- Smith leaves Vikings, NFL at top of his game
Smith, who announced his decision in a brief statement Tuesday to The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, let his reasons for leaving remain a mystery.
"Robert has always been a guy that the National Football League has been able to count on as a shining example of quality character off the field and 100 percent effort on the field," coach Dennis Green said in a statement.
Smith's agent, Neil Cornrich, dismissed the idea that the often-injured back, who recently underwent a third knee operation, was tired of the pounding.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/nfl/20010207-1227-fbn-vikings-.html   (670 words)

  
 Williams Joins Runners Who Walked Away (washingtonpost.com)
Smith retired from the NFL after a 2000 season in which he ran for 1,521 yards for the Minnesota Vikings, walking away from the sport when he was 28 and about to cash in on his rushing exploits in free agency.
Smith and Williams became the latest members of a distinguished list of runners who left the NFL in their primes.
Smith said yesterday that he temporarily felt a tug to play again when he attended the funeral of former Vikings teammate Korey Stringer in 2001, but he never came particularly close to returning.
www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A16379-2004Jul26.html   (952 words)

  
 Vikings' Robert Smith - 1/2/00   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Smith was bothered by pain from a hernia early in the season.
Smith is a long-striding back who was drafted on the first round out of Ohio State in 1993.
Smith's speed complements the presence of the receivers.
www.detnews.com /2000/lions/0001/04/01020141.htm   (302 words)

  
 Spin - 020701 - Smith; Hufnagel; Cunningham
Smith didn’t give a reason for his decision, but previous reports have indicated that he has "grown tired of the injuries that go with the game," the Plain Dealer said.
Smith played the first 16-game season of his career in 2000, but he underwent his third knee surgery last week.
Smith led the NFC in rushing with 1,521 yards and ranks No. 1 in Vikings history with 6,818 yards.
archive.profootballweekly.com /content/archives/features_2000/spin_020701.asp   (581 words)

  
 Robert Smith does things his own way - - The Tribune Chronicle - Your Mahoning Valley News Source   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Smith was the player who objected to then-offensive coordinator Elliot Uzelac suggesting that he dedicate himself more to football instead of, as Smith took it, academics.
Smith doesn't seem to be the type of man who second-guesses himself, but after Stringer's heatstroke-related death in training camp in 2001, the running back did just that.
Smith couldn't play because of a foot injury, but the man who walked away from certain millions in the NFL had no problem parting with some of his money in the auction that followed the golf tournament.
www.tribune-chronicle.com /sports/story/06122002_spt02.asp   (732 words)

  
 Smith's best probably yet to come - CBS SportsLine   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Nearly eight years after the fact, and on the heels of Wednesday's surprising announcement that Minnesota Vikings standout Robert Smith is retiring from football at age 28, it's easy to recall the 1993 scouting combine and the undeniable feeling this dazzling young tailback was a little bit different kind of guy.
So gracefully did Smith articulate his views on issues so wide-ranging as to have been disarming that one couldn't help but walk away thinking this guy was one of that rare breed that plays football but refuses to be defined by it.
Surprising, yeah, because Smith is coming off a career 2000 season in which he led his conference in rushing yards, and he is eligible for unrestricted free agency.
ww3.sportsline.com /b/page/pressbox/0,1328,3480546,00.html   (1400 words)

  
 ONN. Ohio News Now: Robert Smith resurfaces: Ex-running back tells his story
Smith began working on the book while on vacation in Australia in December 2002, and his girlfriend has helped him edit it under 100,000 words.
Smith's interests and intellect certainly stood out in the macho world of pro sports.
Smith details his final appearance, a 41-0 loss to the New York Giants in the NFC championship game.
www.onnnews.com /Global/story.asp?S=2043086   (846 words)

  
 The Harvard Crimson :: Writer Profile :: ROBERT E. SMITH
ROBERT E. On October 4, 1957, the Soviet Union launched man's first artificial earth satellite, Sputnik I. The event was to affect the lives of most Americans, including hundreds of high school seniors throughout the country who were at that time contemplating attending Harvard College in Cambridge, Mass.
ROBERT E. The University was silent yesterday about a report from Washington that President Kennedy exerted his influence to veto John Briston Sullivan's proposal for a 15-story office building on stilts in the Square.
ROBERT E. Two of the top quarterbacks in New England, the Crimson's Charlie Ravenel and Massachusett's John McCormick, meet face to face this afternoon as the varsity entertains the Redmen in what should be a repeat of last year's free-scoring contest.
www.thecrimson.com /writer.aspx?ID=2696   (5066 words)

  
 8/7/2003 - Trey Smith Wins Georgia Body Building Title - Sports - Chattanoogan.com
As a star football player at Soddy-Daisy High School and UTC, Robert Smith was known for his physique and strength.
Smith and the overall winners of the Georgia Body Building Championships will be featured in the near future on the cover of Southern Muscle Magazine.
Smith was scheduled to be a walk-on this fall at UTC.
www.chattanoogan.com /articles/article_39537.asp   (568 words)

  
 ESPN.com: NFL - More to Smith's life than football
Although Robert Smith was dedicated to being a great football player, I'm not shocked at his decision to retire at age 28.
Smith is not afraid to try new things, and he is capable of making as much of a difference off the field as he did on the field with the Minnesota Vikings.
Smith has as much ability as any player to go the distance every time he touched the ball.
espn.go.com /nfl/s/2001/0207/1067914.html   (441 words)

  
 Satellite News - The Robert Smith Watch Page
Robert Smith (in rear) is helpless to prevent another sack of Vikings quarterback Duante Culpepper.
Another thing that will get Robert's attention is his own fate: He becomes eligible for free agency this year, and, assuming his knee is deemed healthy, may well be wooed by many teams.
Robert was raised by his mother and grandmother; he has one brother, Scott....Has two cats, Opus and Aria...Enjoys music of all kinds, plays piano and frequently attends performances at the Minnesota Orchestra.
www.mst3kinfo.com /satnews/smith.html   (455 words)

  
 ROOTING FOR ROBERT SMITH   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Smith got the 2003-04 PBA Tour season off to a cranking start Sunday, winning the Banquet Open in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Smith may be the next evolution of bowling, but he does not dominate bowling.
I'd much rather the evolution of bowling called for the kind of game Smith brings than some sort of helicopter, slow, spinning ball as is in development in Asia.
www.bowlersjournal.com /the_messenger/display_article?id=26   (1005 words)

  
 ABC News: Why NFL Stars Hung 'Em Up Early   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Robert Smith and Jim Brown Reflect on Fame, Football and Choosing to Retire in Their Primes
However, Robert Smith, a two-time Pro Bowl running back with the Minnesota Vikings, says he understood.
Smith holds many of the Vikings' all-time rushing records, even though he retired at the age of 28, after his best season.
abcnews.go.com /Sports/story?id=389468&page=1   (391 words)

  
 Mr. Smith Goes To The World-BlackAthlete Sports Network
Just because Smith turned away 40 mil at the age of 28, his retirement was labeled 'sudden' - more so, because he didn't feel like the whole world was indebted to knowing why he wanted to start a new phase in his life.
Smith deals with the world as a whole for the most part, but he will delve into the importance of race where the behavior of athletes are concerned.
Smith has never been a preacher, and speaks gently in his intelligence, so it might be that his words about this matter will be looked upon with a non-jaundiced eye, and will go into one ear, and stay there.
www.blackathlete.com /Cubefour/072104.shtml   (858 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Robert Smith (football)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Robert Smith was a running back who starred at Ohio State and later for the Minnesota Vikings of the NFL.
High school running back A running back, halfback or tailback is the position of a player on an American football team who lines up in the offensive backfield.
Robert Smith made a cameo in the TV series Mystery Science Theater 3000.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Robert-Smith-(football)   (584 words)

  
 Net-Boy's Guestbook   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I have watched Robert Smith progress in the past 4 years of his career into one of the most exciting running backs out on the field.
Robert Smith is a great RB and he is the hottest RB.
Robert Smith is an awesome player and he deserves a million times more credit than he gets.
www.geocities.com /SouthBeach/Shores/6605/geobook.html   (680 words)

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