Former Denver Bronco and Missouri Southern State star Rod Smith will be inducted into the NCAA Division II football Hall of Fame in Florence, Alabama.  He is the first player from a Missouri school to nab the honor.  He and Eric Davis of Jacksonville State (Ala.) University will be honored on December 12 th during a ceremony.

This will bring the total number of inductees to 25.  The duo were chosen by a 20-member  selection committee.

A native of Texarkana, Ark., Smith enjoyed a stellar career at Missouri Southern State University where he set conference records in career receiving yards (3,122) and touchdowns (35).  He also still holds school records for catches in a game (13), receiving yards in a game (254), receiving yards in a season (1,439), highest average gain per reception in a season (24.0), touchdown receptions in a season (15) and longest pass reception (98 yards).He finished his career with 158 receptions for 3,122 yards and 34 touchdowns, which is now third all-time.  As a senior in 1993, he was named first-team All-American by the AP, Kodak, Football Gazette, and NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors.  He finished the year as a Harlon Hill Finalist after posting 63
receptions for 986 yards and 13 touchdowns.