Local football legend Bubba Smith dies at 66


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Bubba Smith. Actor: Police Academy. The athletically gifted 6' 7" Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith played defensive end / defensive tackle for the National Football League's Baltimore Colts (1967-1971), Oakland Raiders (1973-1974), and Houston Oilers (1975-1976). After the conclusion of his football career, Smith moved into a TV & film career, with initial guest appearances on prime time TV shows.


Defensive Tackle Bubba Smith of the Baltimore Colts in this portrait... Nachrichtenfoto Getty

Bubba Smith, who has been found dead aged 66, was one of American college football's most legendary defenders, a figure who inspired awe on the gridiron. Playing against that image earned him a.


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Bubba Smith had a superb beginning. His father, Willie Ray Smith, was a great high school coach in a great football state, Texas; his mother earned two college degrees. Bubba learned football playing for his father in Beaumont, Texas, and refined it as a two-time All-America defensive end at Michigan State in 1965 and 1966.


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I was 8 in 1966, when Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith played in the Game of the Century, against Notre Dame. He was an All-American football player for Michigan State University, a Herculean figure.


Local football legend Bubba Smith dies at 66

Remembering Bubba Smith, the Football Player. A few thoughts about Bubba Smith, who died yesterday at 66. He may be best remembered today as an actor and television pitchman. But he made his name on the football field, first at Michigan State, then as a Baltimore Colt. Andy Barall writes about pro football history f or The Fifth Down.


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Smith died in 2011 at age 66. Associated Press. By Ken Belson. May 24, 2016. Bubba Smith, an All-Pro defensive end in the N.F.L. who went on to a second career as a movie actor, had chronic.


Former NFL player Bubba Smith had brain disease CTE when he died

During his college career at Michigan State, Bubba Smith terrorized opposing backfields. He was a 2x All-American (1965, 1966), part of two National Champio.


Local football legend Bubba Smith dies at 66

Bubba Smith. Number: 77. Position: DE. Years: 1973-74. School: Michigan State. Smith joined the Raiders after five years with the Baltimore Colts. He played in 26 games with 25 starts and.


Local football legend Bubba Smith dies at 66

"'Bubba' Smith was a great Spartan," Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said in a statement. "As both a football player and later as an actor, 'Bubba' was a great ambassador for the.


Former NFL player Bubba Smith had brain disease CTE when he died

Bubba Smith. Actor: Police Academy. The athletically gifted 6' 7" Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith played defensive end / defensive tackle for the National Football League's Baltimore Colts (1967-1971), Oakland Raiders (1973-1974), and Houston Oilers (1975-1976). After the conclusion of his football career, Smith moved into a TV & film career, with initial guest appearances on prime time TV shows.


Vintage Photo Of Bubba Smith, Defensive End For The Baltimore Colts Football Team Colts

Bubba Smith, the former NFL defensive lineman who died this week at the age of 66, was a very good professional football player who made two Pro Bowls and won a Super Bowl ring.But he was a great college football player, and also a greatly influential college football player.. It's Smith's influence on the game of college football that is explored in the HBO documentary Breaking the Huddle.


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Super Bowl. Football. Indianapolis Colts. (CNN) -- Former college and pro football star Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith, who went on to an acting career after his retirement from sports, was found.


Former Michigan State standout Bubba Smith passes away

Smith was born on February 28, 1945, in Orange, Texas, to Willie Ray Smith Sr. and Georgia Oreatha Curl Smith, and raised in nearby Beaumont. His father, Willie Ray Smith Sr., was a football coach who earned 235 victories at three high schools in the Beaumont area. Bubba had the opportunity to play for his father at Charlton-Pollard High School.


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"'Bubba' Smith was a great Spartan," Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said in a statement. "As both a football player and later as an actor, 'Bubba' was a great ambassador for the.


Former NFL star turned actor Bubba Smith dies

Bubba Smith had a superb beginning. His father, Willie Ray Smith, was a great high school coach in a great football state, Texas; his mother earned two college degrees. Bubba learned football playing for his father in Beaumont, Texas, and refined it as a two-time All-America defensive end at Michigan State in 1965 and 1966.


Local football legend Bubba Smith dies at 66

Story Links EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State two-time All-American defensive end Charles "Bubba" Smith, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1967 NFL Draft, has been named one of the top 150 college football players of all-time. Smith, who helped Michigan State win back-to-back National Championships and Big Ten titles in 1965 and 1966, came in at No. 31 overall on the list.