- Corey Smith
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For the musician, see Corey Smith (musician).
Corey Smith No. 98,71,58,93 Defensive end Personal information Date of birth: October 2, 1979 Place of birth: Richmond, Virginia, USA Date of death: March 6, 2009
(presumed dead, aged 29)Place of death: Gulf Coast Height: 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Weight: 250 lb (113 kg) Career information College: North Carolina State Undrafted in 2002 Debuted in 2002 for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Last played in 2008 for the Detroit Lions Career history Career highlights and awards - All-ACC selection (2001)
- Superbowl XXXVII Champion
Stats at NFL.com Corey Dominique Smith (October 2, 1979 – March 2009) was an American football defensive end. He was originally signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2002. He played college football at North Carolina State.
Smith also played for the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions.
Boating incident and disappearance
On March 1, 2009, the United States Coast Guard reported that a 21-foot fishing boat was missing off the Gulf Coast near Clearwater Pass, Florida. The boat was reportedly carrying four passengers, including Smith; Marquis Cooper, a member of the Oakland Raiders; as well as Nick Schuyler and Will Bleakley, former University of South Florida football players. The four men left Clearwater Pass on February 28 at 6:30 a.m. and were expected to return later that night. The Coast Guard Cutter USCGC Tornado began searching for the missing boat shortly after midnight on March 1, 2009. By 1:35 p.m. EST on March 2, 2009, the boat was located, overturned, with Schuyler clinging to it. The other three passengers were not found. According to Schuyler, Cooper separated from the group at 5:30 AM, with Smith disappearing about an hour later. 24 hours later, Bleakley became unresponsive, and despite Schuyler giving him CPR, he also disappeared. Schuyler was found less than six hours later. The search for the three men who remained missing ended at sundown on March 3, 2009.[1] Friends and relatives organized a private search[2] which was called off several days later.[3]
Smith's family has established the Corey D. Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund in his honor. The Detroit Lions held a memorial service for him on March 21, 2009.[4] The Detroit Lions announced they will retire Smith's #93 during the 2009 season in honor of him.[5]
An investigation by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission determined that the incident was caused when the vessel was improperly anchored and the boat capsized after one of the passengers tried to throttle forward in an attempt to pry loose the anchor.[6]
References
- ^ Coast Guard to End Search for Missing Boaters CNN, March 3, 2009
- ^ Search suspended. Friends and family to organize private search
- ^ Private search called off
- ^ Lions to Hold Memorial for Missing Boater ESPN.com, March 20, 2009
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Report: Boat not properly anchored". ESPN. 2009-03-27. http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4020753&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
External links
Categories:- 1979 births
- 2009 deaths
- African American players of American football
- American football defensive ends
- American football linebackers
- Detroit Lions players
- NC State Wolfpack football players
- People from Richmond, Virginia
- People lost at sea
- Players of American football from Virginia
- San Francisco 49ers players
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers players
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