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Bubba Smith
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Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith
Bubba Smith in 2009
No. 78, 77
Defensive End
Personal information
Date of birth: February 28, 1945
Place of birth: Beaumont, Texas
Date of death: August 3, 2011 (aged 66)
Place of death: Los Angeles, California
High School: Charlton-Pollard High School
Beaumont, Texas
Height: 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) Weight: 265 lb (120 kg)
Career information
College: Michigan State
NFL Draft: 1967 / Round: 1 / Pick: 1
Debuted in 1967 for the Baltimore Colts
Last played in 1976 for the Houston Oilers
Career history
Baltimore Colts (1967-1971)
Oakland Raiders (1973-1974)
Houston Oilers (1975-1976)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (V)
2 Pro Bowls (1970, 1971)
First team All-Pro (1971)
Games played 111
Games started 25
Fumble recoveries 4
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com
College Football Hall of Fame
Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith (February 28, 1945 – August 3, 2011) was an American actor and athlete. He was a professional football player in the 1960s and 1970s who became an actor in the late 1970s. He was well known for his height of 6 ft 7 in (2 m).
Contents
1 Early life
2 Football career
2.1 College
2.2 Professional
3 Acting career
4 Personal life
5 Death
6 References
7 External links
Early life
Smith was born in Beaumont, Texas. He graduated from Charlton-Pollard High School in Beaumont in 1963.
Football career
College
Smith played college football at Michigan State University. He was awarded with All-America honors in 1965 and 1966. In his senior season, he played in the "Game of the Century" (a 10–10 tie at home against the University of Notre Dame). Michigan State finished 2nd in the voting for the National Championship, behind Notre Dame. In 1988, Smith was enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.
Smith was a popular athlete at Michigan State, with the popular fan chant of "Kill, Bubba, Kill."
Michigan State retired his number 95 jersey on September 23, 2006, prior to the Spartans' home game against Notre Dame, amid repeated cheers of his old slogan from the student section. This game also celebrated the 40th anniversary of the "Game of the Century."
Professional
Smith spent nine seasons in the NFL as a defensive end. He was the first overall selection in the 1967 NFL draft, chosen by the Baltimore Colts. The Colts won Super Bowl V at the end of the 1970 season, earning Smith his only Super Bowl ring. However, in interviews, Smith stated that he would never wear the ring, as it was seen as a "sloppy" game by many. He was traded to the Oakland Raiders before the 1972 season, and finished his career with the Houston Oilers. He was selected All-Pro one year, All-Conference two years, and went to two Pro Bowls.
Acting career
After leaving professional football, Smith began his acting career in small movie and television roles in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He is perhaps best known for his role as Moses Hightower in the Police Academy movie series, a role he reprised in all but one of the Police Academy sequels. He was Arnold the driver in the 1983 movie Stroker Ace that cast stars such as Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors, and Loni Anderson. He appeared in two episodes of the hit television series Married... with Children, once as the character "Spare Tire" Dixon and in a later episode as himself. He was the long time spokesman of Baltimore-area law firm Cohen, Snyder, Eisenberg & Katzenberg. Smith starred in the short-lived television series Blue Thunder, partnering with Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive star Dick Butkus, with whom he frequently costarred in advertisements for Miller Lite Beer. Smith also appeared in Tales of the Gold Monkey, in the episode called "God Save the Queen", along with fellow actor James Avery. He appeared on Good Times as Claude, a bodyguard/thug working for Marion "Sweet Daddy" Williams. He also appeared on an episode of The Odd Couple; when asked by Oscar Madison what his most embarrassing moment was, he replied, "When my mother named me 'Bubba'".
Personal life
Smith's brother Tody Smith played for the University of Southern California and for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers and Buffalo Bills.
Death
Smith was found dead in his Los Angeles home by his caretaker on August 3, 2011. He is thought to have died from natural causes; he was 66 years old.[1][2]
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