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     So the word is that football-pro legend turned actor Bubba Smith has passed away at 66. He passed from an acute drug intoxication. Bubba was known for playing with the Raiders and Oilers. Then he made a  transition into acting. It is sad for legend to pass away. RIP Bubba Smith.
        "Coroner’s officials said he also had heart disease and high-blood pressure.The actor’s heart was abnormally large — nearly twice the weight of a normal heart — and some vessels were blocked as much as 75%, according to the report.Bubba, born Charles Aaron Smith, was born Feb. 28, 1945, in Orange, Texas, and grew up in Beaumont, where his mother was a teacher and his father his high school football coach.
     After football, Smith was recruited to appear in commercials for Miller Lite beer. He and fellow NFL veteran Dick Butkus were cast as inept golfers and polo players in the TV spots.
In one of the most memorable ads, Smith recited the virtues of the beer, beaming into the camera, “I also love the easy-opening cans,” while ripping off the top of the can. But Smith would walk away from the job because he didn’t like the effect drinking had on people and that he was contributing to it.
     Instead, he transitioned to acting in movies and TV, notably playing Moses Hightower in six “Police Academy” movies. He also appeared in a number of TV series, including “Half-Nelson,” “Blue Thunder” and “Good Times.”His brother Tody, a star at USC and in the NFL, later became Bubba’s agent. He died at 50 in 1999."(http://www.eurweb.com/2011/11/actor-nfl-great-bubba-smith-dead-of-drug-intoxication/)