On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Bob in Jersey <[email protected]>wrote:
> His NFL career included multiple Super Bowls with the Colts, after > football, best known for the "Police Academy" films and Miller Lite > ads, but a ton of TV roles such as the police drama "Blue Thunder" and > sitcom "Open All Night". In his SoCal home; 66. > > > http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/08/bubba-smith-nfl-star-police-academy-actor-found-dead-home.html > One of the first books I bought with my own money (I think it was through the Sports Illustrated Book Club) was The Making of a Rookie, which told the stories of 4 NFL rookies, one of which was Bubba. I have had a soft spot for him ever since (the other 3 rookies were Jim Hart, Paul Warfield and I believe Gayle Sayers, unless I am mixing that up with the Brian's Song material). I think they need to use an asterisk whenever the put "died of natural causes" in the obit of an NFL veteran. At 66 Bubba was pretty much ancient for a football player. -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en
