Dennis Smith was a six-time Pro Bowl Selection over a career that spanned fourteen seasons.  Smith’s career was spent all with Denver where he was drafted 15^th overall in 1981 out of USC, and he was a precursor to Steve Atwater as one of the hardest hitting Defensive Backs in football.  Smith helped the team reach three Super Bowls, and in 1983 he led the league in Tackles with 114.  He would also eclipse the 100 mark in tackles four other times.

The Broncos inducted Smith into their Ring of Fame in 2001.