Bubba Smith Fast Facts:Hoped to play college football at the University of Texas, but while coach Darrell Royal was willing to offer him a scholarship, he couldn't guarantee he would ever get to play. Texas did not integrate its football program until 1970.
- Was the first overall pick in the 1967 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts.
- Spent nine seasons in the NFL playing for the Baltimore Colts, Oakland Raiders and Houston Oilers.
- Gained recognition after his playing career as a pitchman for Miller Lite beer.
- Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988.
- Bubba Smith Relationships:
- Willie Ray Smith Sr. - Father
- Tody Smith - Brother
- Willie Ray Smith Jr. - Brother
- Georgia Smith - Mother
- College:
- Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (BS in Sociology, 1967)