Bubba Smith

Jim Brown - Terry Crews, O.J. Simpson, Jim Brown and other football greats who traded their cleats for Hollywood scripts. After nine stellar seasons with the Cleveland Browns in the 1950s and ‘60s, running back Jim Brown continued to break barriers when he made the switch to acting, tackling an array of genres. He has appeared in such films as The Dirty Dozen, I’m Gonna Get You Sucka and Any Given Sunday.—Britt Middleton (Photo: Twentieth Century Fox)

NFL Stars Who Went Hollywood

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The Year in Sports: A Tribute to Those Who Left Us in 2011

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Charles Aaron “Bubba” Smith - Combining his huge 6'-7, 265-pound frame with tremendous quickness and agility, Bubba Smith was a dominant defensive end at Michigan State and in nine NFL seasons with the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers. He went on to a successful acting career, with roles in the Police Academy series, among other credits. Smith, 66, died in L.A. on Aug. 3.  (Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

Coroner’s Report: NFL’s Bubba Smith Died of Diet Pill Overdose

He also suffered from heart disease and high-blood pressure.
11/02/2011
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Bring That Week Back: Week of Aug. 9

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Plaxico Burress Back in the NFL - Plaxico Burress, the former New York Giants receiver who was recently released from prison after serving 20 months on a gun charge, reached a one-year, $3 million agreement with the New York Jets, the team said Sunday.(Photo: AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

Sports Recap: Week of Aug. 4

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Bubba Smith Dies - Former NFL defensive star Bubba Smith, who found a successful second career as an actor, died Wednesday in Los Angeles at age 66, the Associated Press reports.(Photo: AP Photo/Michigan State University)

Former NFL Star Turned Actor Bubba Smith Dies

Bubba Smith was found at his Baldwin Hills home. He was 66.
08/03/2011