Smith would be a nine-time First Team All-Pro and was named to both the 1980’s and 1990’s All-Decade Team. Twice the Defensive Player of the Year, the only thing that Bruce Smith didn’t win was a Super Bowl Ring, but he certainly did everything he could to put the Bills in contention to win one. The Bills may have always been thought of in terms of the K-Gun Offense and its three stars but it was Bruce Smith who was their best player.
The defensive superstar entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009, and was also named to the NFL 100th Anniversary Team. The Bills also retired his number 78 in 2016, fittingly making him the first to earn that accolade in franchise history. This occured eight years after he was placed on their Wall of Fame.
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