Robert Smith is a South Carolina native, born and raised in St. George. Growing up, athletics was a huge part of Robert's life, but academics and higher learning were even more important. Robert attended Clemson University where he received a full athletic football scholarship. At Clemson, Robert lettered four years as a defensive back emerging as one of the team's top defenders. Robert led Clemson as the #1 defense in the country in 2014 and the #1 defensive backfield as well, all while receiving ACC Academics Honors multiple times. Robert graduated from Clemson University with a bachelor's degree in Health Sciences. After Clemson, Robert pursued a stint in the NFL where he signed NFL contracts with the Indianapolis Colts and the Seattle Seahawks.

Robert now resides in Greenville, SC. Some important values to Robert are God, family, hard work, respect, trust, and accountability. One of Robert's favorite quotes from Dabo Swinney is, "God never says oops!"