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'Police Academy' and NFL Star Charles 'Bubba' Smith Dies, Aged 66
by Catherine Lawson, posted Aug 4th 2011 4:00AM
R.I.P. Hightower. It's been announced that Charles 'Bubba' Smith, an NFL lineman who won a Super Bowl with the Baltimore Colts and had a second career acting on TV and in several 'Police Academy' films, has died. He was 66.Smith's body was found Wednesday at his home in the Baldwin Hills suburb of Los Angeles, said Los Angeles police spokesman Officer Gregory Baek.
He is believed to have died of natural causes, but the coroner's office has not made a final determination, police said.
After a successful NFL career with the Colts, Oilers and Raiders Smith carved out a successful TV career with a series of memorable Miller Lite ads and roles on series like 'Good Times,' 'Blue Thunder' and 'McGyver.'
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