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UNT quarterback dies in car crash
Smith led Mean Green to bowl victory in 2002, started 4 games in '03
12:31 AM CDT on Sunday, August 8, 2004
By BRETT VITO / Denton Record-Chronicle
DENTON ? Andrew Smith, a junior quarterback with the North Texas football team, died in a car accident on Highway 6 south of Waco on Saturday morning.
He was 21.
Smith was traveling north from his home in Bay City in a 2003 Ford pickup when he veered into the southbound lane and hit an 18-wheel tractor trailer driven by Orlean Ayers Jr., 63, of Houston, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety report.
Smith, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the car. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:09 a.m. Ayers was treated and released.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
"This brings everything back into perspective," UNT athletic director Rick Villarreal said. "The players are all kids, and they are vulnerable. Regardless of what you can do on the field, nothing is promised. He will be missed."
Andrew Smith
UNT coach Darrell Dickey was unavailable for comment.
Smith was an honorable mention all-state pick at Bay City as a senior when he led his team to the Class 4A Division I state title.
Smith began his redshirt freshman season in 2002 as a backup, but was thrust into the starting lineup when starter Scott Hall tore a pectoral muscle in UNT's season opener against Texas.
Smith led the Mean Green to an 8-4 record as a starter in 2002, including a 24-19 win over Cincinnati in the New Orleans Bowl.
The win was UNT's first in a bowl game since the 1946 Optimist Bowl. Smith maintained his role as UNT's starting quarterback through the first four games last season before giving way to Hall.
Smith threw for 1,393 yards and eight touchdowns with 13 interceptions in his UNT career.
"Andrew is what a student athlete is supposed to be," Villarreal said. "He was coming into his own and his leadership skills were starting to develop. He was a fighter and didn't let challenges prevent him from doing the things he wanted to do."
E-mail bvito@dentonrc.com
UNT quarterback dies in car crash
Smith led Mean Green to bowl victory in 2002, started 4 games in '03
12:31 AM CDT on Sunday, August 8, 2004
By BRETT VITO / Denton Record-Chronicle
DENTON ? Andrew Smith, a junior quarterback with the North Texas football team, died in a car accident on Highway 6 south of Waco on Saturday morning.
He was 21.
Smith was traveling north from his home in Bay City in a 2003 Ford pickup when he veered into the southbound lane and hit an 18-wheel tractor trailer driven by Orlean Ayers Jr., 63, of Houston, according to a Texas Department of Public Safety report.
Smith, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the car. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 5:09 a.m. Ayers was treated and released.
Funeral arrangements are pending.
"This brings everything back into perspective," UNT athletic director Rick Villarreal said. "The players are all kids, and they are vulnerable. Regardless of what you can do on the field, nothing is promised. He will be missed."
Andrew Smith
UNT coach Darrell Dickey was unavailable for comment.
Smith was an honorable mention all-state pick at Bay City as a senior when he led his team to the Class 4A Division I state title.
Smith began his redshirt freshman season in 2002 as a backup, but was thrust into the starting lineup when starter Scott Hall tore a pectoral muscle in UNT's season opener against Texas.
Smith led the Mean Green to an 8-4 record as a starter in 2002, including a 24-19 win over Cincinnati in the New Orleans Bowl.
The win was UNT's first in a bowl game since the 1946 Optimist Bowl. Smith maintained his role as UNT's starting quarterback through the first four games last season before giving way to Hall.
Smith threw for 1,393 yards and eight touchdowns with 13 interceptions in his UNT career.
"Andrew is what a student athlete is supposed to be," Villarreal said. "He was coming into his own and his leadership skills were starting to develop. He was a fighter and didn't let challenges prevent him from doing the things he wanted to do."
E-mail bvito@dentonrc.com
