Sports
College football: Smith had trouble hitting a baseball, but he’s a big hit as Oregon’s quarterback.
Oct. 23, 1998
High School Sports
Lincoln High’s football team entered Friday’s homecoming game against Madison winless in five games, and not having won a game in about 11 months.
Oct. 17, 1992
Quarterback Akili Smith’s passing talents have college recruiters from Westwood to Ann Arbor, Mich., poring over Lincoln High game films this year.
Oct. 15, 1992
When Akili Smith starts for the first time for the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, it will carry added significance for the rookie quarterback from Oregon.
Oct. 8, 1999
They were drafted two picks apart in 1999, shipped to opposite ends of a state to revive two franchises and renew a rivalry.
Oct. 15, 2001
Quarterback Akili Smith finished his first NFL start by leading the Cincinnati Bengals 80 yards in the closing minutes and throwing a two-yard touchdown pass to Carl Pickens for an 18-17 victory over winless Cleveland on Sunday.
Oct. 11, 1999
Akili Smith, who earlier this week was selected as the first-team J.C.
Dec. 7, 1996
If the 1999 NFL draft does not produce one quarterback in the same class as Dan Marino--or even Ken O’Brien--it will nevertheless be remembered as historic.
April 16, 1999
Oregon Coach Mike Bellotti has been faced with the unenviable task of finding a quarterback to replace Akili Smith, whom the Cincinnati Bengals took with the third pick in the NFL draft.
Sept. 2, 1999
Pacific 10: He throws for 397 yards and four touchdowns in 51-19 victory.
Nov. 15, 1998