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Bubba Smith dies at 66
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Posted on 08/03/2011 3:59:24 PM PDT by Perdogg
Charles Aaron “Bubba” Smith, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1967 NFL draft who later found fame as an actor, has died at the age of 66.
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TOPICS: Sports
KEYWORDS: nfl
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posted on
08/03/2011 3:59:26 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
To: 4everontheRight; ABG(anybody but Gore); Abbeville Conservative; akorahil; albee; Americanwolf; ...
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:00:55 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
(0bama got 0sama?? Really, was 0sama on the golf course?)
To: Perdogg
RIP, Bubba-we’ll miss you...
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:01:50 PM PDT
by
mozarky2
(Ya never stand so tall as when ya stoop to stomp a statist!)
To: Perdogg
Hightower.
The life expectancy for NFL players is grim.
To: Perdogg
he was hugh in his era.....RIP Mr Smith
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:06:11 PM PDT
by
advertising guy
(if a politician from either party was to say hello to me, it should be law I can shoot em)
To: Perdogg
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:07:22 PM PDT
by
don-o
(Abolish FReepathons. Be a monthly donor.)
To: Retired Greyhound
The life expectancy for NFL players is grim.
It's not just NFL players, it's also large men in general. There something about being at or near 300 lb that puts a lot of strain on the body. I'm not medically qualified to make an exact explanation but I'm willing to bet that this has a lot to do with it.
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:09:52 PM PDT
by
truthguy
(Good intentions are not enough.)
To: don-o
I. Feel. Old. You got that right!
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:10:01 PM PDT
by
glennaro
To: Perdogg
I remember seeing him in person many years ago, and thinking, wow, is that guy big, not fat at all, just big.
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:10:36 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The US has become a government with a country, rather than a country with a government.)
To: Perdogg
RIP Bubba!
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:13:30 PM PDT
by
RedMDer
(Abolish FReepathons. Be a monthly donor.)
To: Perdogg
Damn - RIP Bubba. He was also funny in the Miller Lite commercials featuring the “easy opening can”
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:14:11 PM PDT
by
capydick
(''Life's tough.......it's even tougher if you're stupid.'')
To: Moonman62
I grew up with the Colts when they were in Baltimore. Bubba was a special player. Not because of his weigh so much, it was his height. Statistics count sacks, they don’t count batted down passes as far as I know.
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:15:05 PM PDT
by
JimmyMc
To: Perdogg
Dang! RIP Bubba. Prayers up for Bubba and his family. You done good Bubba.
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:17:16 PM PDT
by
FlingWingFlyer
(Americans need to wean their government off of its dependence on foreign money.)
To: truthguy
Certianly true. I don’t believe carrying that much weight is good for the circulatory system.
But I also think that repeated blows to the head are related to the early demise of football players.
To: JimmyMc
Loved the Bubba - I was a Colts fan, too. A great player, and he just was a big old nice bear of a man. RIP to a class act.
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:19:26 PM PDT
by
gramho12
To: Perdogg
Aww... just saw him in an episode of “Good Times” last week. RIP, Mr. Smith.
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:28:12 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
(~"This is what happens when you find a stranger in the Amber Lamps !"~~)
To: truthguy
the weight and size are a strain on the heart
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:38:26 PM PDT
by
markman46
(engage brain before using keyboard!!!)
To: Perdogg
To: gramho12
I actually thoght he died years ago. He used to do TV ads in Baltimore for lawyers. Mclellan, Katzenberg, and Eisenberg.
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posted on
08/03/2011 4:45:51 PM PDT
by
boop
("Let's just say they'll be satisfied with LESS"... Ming the Merciless)
To: Perdogg
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