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AUBURN, Ala. - Freddie Smith arrived at Auburn expecting to play offense and left as the Tigers’ all-time leading tackler, a distinction he still holds four decades later.
“I came here as a running back,” Smith said. “They asked me to swap over, so it’s better to give than to receive.”
Smith gave plenty. His 528 career tackles from 1976-79 are 75 more than Gregg Carr, No. 2 on Auburn’s all-time list with 453.
“I’ve met a lot of guys who played that position that I played, and they’re always wondering who that guy was,” Smith said.