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Bubba Smith
Date of birth	February 28, 1945
Place of birth	Orange, Texas
Position(s)	Defensive end
College	Michigan State
NFL Draft	1967 / Round 1/ Pick 1
Pro Bowls	2
Stats
Statistics	Pro Football Reference DatabaseFootball
Team(s)
1967-1971 1973-1974 1975-1976	Baltimore Colts Oakland Raiders Houston Oilers
College Hall of Fame

Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith (born February 28, 1945 in Orange, Texas) is an American actor and former athlete. He was a professional football player in the 1960s and 1970s who became an actor in the late 1970s. Born in Orange, Texas, he attended high school in Beaumont, Texas. He is well known for his tremendous size at 6 ft 7 in (2 m) and 260 lbs (118kg).

Contents 1 College athlete 2 Professional football player 3 Professional actor 4 Personal 5 External links

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, earning the slogan "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".

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, he has stated that he never wears 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.

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 film series, a role he has reprised in all but one of the Police Academy sequels. He is 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 fellow Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive star Dick Butkus. He was also a part of the successful Miller Lite beer advertising campaign demonstrating "the easy opening can".

His brother, Tody, played collegiately for the University of Southern California and professionally for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers, and Buffalo Bills.

• Pro-Football-Reference.com - career statistics.
• Bubba Smith at the Internet Movie Database
• Profile of the 1966 "Game of the Century"
• Details of the 1967 NFL draft
• Entry for Smith at the College Football Hall of Fame
• Bubba's Casino

National Football League number one overall Draft picks

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