Remembering Bubba Smith

nooshinjohn
nooshinjohn Posts: 25,395
edited August 2011 in The Clubhouse
NFL great Bubba Smith passed away today in Los Angeles at the age of 66. I remember him from his football days, but also watching him learn how to drive that Honda Civic in the first Police Academy movie.:biggrin:


He will be missed. RIP Bubba Smith.

http://xfinity.comcast.net/articles/sports-general/20110803/FBN.Obit.Bubba.Smith/
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    edited August 2011
    Thats the first thing I thought of after hearing of his passing was when he tore the front seat out of that civic and sat in the back R.I.P. Bubba. I will have to search Net flix and queue that first one up.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited August 2011
    Oh man this sucks! I liked that dude. Thought he was a great player but also a great actor in a comedy. Loved him as Hightower and he had an appearance on Married with Children a time or two and did great there as well.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,335
    edited August 2011
    Great player and a funny actor. RIP Bubba! Gone way too young:frown:
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  • stuwee
    stuwee Posts: 1,508
    edited August 2011
    R.I.P. Bubba buddy.
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited August 2011
    I was a Baltimore Colts fan as a kid growing up in MD and will always remember he played in the 1971 Superbowl against the Cowboys.

    Great player, great guy.

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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited August 2011
    Gone at 66? A cool dude in books. Loved him in every PA movie. Never knew he played football. Cool fact though.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,500
    edited August 2011
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    I was a Baltimore Colts fan as a kid growing up in MD and will always remember he played in the 1971 Superbowl against the Cowboys.

    Great player, great guy.

    Me too.

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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 1,225
    edited August 2011
    Erik Tracy wrote: »
    I was a Baltimore Colts fan as a kid growing up in MD and will always remember he played in the 1971 Superbowl against the Cowboys.

    Great player, great guy.

    +1, a great Baltimore Colt. :cool:
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  • brgman
    brgman Posts: 2,859
    edited August 2011
    A childhood hero of mine.Got to see him play many many times and still have a lot of his trading cards.Another little chunk of Colts memories passing along.
    RIP Bubba!
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  • Polkie2009
    Polkie2009 Posts: 3,834
    edited August 2011
    We were lucky to have him for a couple of years as part of the Houston Oilers organization. He grew up right over here in Beaumont Tx. but touched hearts all over the world. RIP Bubba!
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  • Danny Tse
    Danny Tse Posts: 5,206
    edited August 2011
    Sherardp wrote: »
    Never knew he played football.

    Oh yeah, he went mano-a-mano against Al Bundy in the Polk High hallway :biggrin:

    I also remember him from the Miller Lite "Less Filling/Taste Great" TV commercials.

    RIP :frown:
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited August 2011
    RIP Bubba...

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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,114
    edited August 2011
    jgido759 wrote: »
    RIP Bubba...

    policeacademy01.jpg

    <a href="http://photobucket.com/images/bubba smith married with children&quot; target="_blank"><img src="http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h308/deedtrees/mwc-polk-high-defense.gif&quot; border="0" alt="bubba smith married with children Pictures, Images and Photos"/></a>

    I remember that episode to funny, Al Bundy and the glory days.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited August 2011
    RIP Bubba
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