North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame: Steve Smith Sr.

Steve Smith Sr. is another inductee into the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame as part of the 60th class. Selected in the third round of the 2001 NFL draft, Smith played 13 seasons with the Carolina Panthers and is the team’s all-time leader in touchdowns (67), receptions (836) and receiving yards (12,197). Smith also played three years with the Baltimore Ravens. A five-time Pro Bowl selection and three-time All-Pro, he led the league in catches, receiving yards and touchdowns in 2005. He is one of just 54 players in NFL history to have garnered over 10,000 receiving yards and he had more than 1,000 all-purpose yards 11 times in his 16 NFL seasons. He was inducted into the Panthers Hall of Honor in 2019.