Did Bubba Smith's fame help or hinder his business success?

Bubba was a professional football player who became an actor after his retirement from the sport. He first came into prominence at Michigan State University. May 24, 2016 ... A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Smith played at Michigan State before being taken with the No. 1 overall pick in the 1967 NFL ... RIP Bubba Smith =~( 914Driver SuperDork 8/4/11 1:58 p.m.. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/04/sports/football/bubba-smith-nfl-star-and-actor-dies-at-66.html. Bubba Smith was a 6-foot-7, 265-pound defensive lineman who made two Pro Bowls with the Colts in the early 1970s. Aug 4, 2011 ... LOS ANGELES - Bubba Smith, a former All-Pro football player turned actor and commercial pitchman, was found dead yesterday at his home in ... Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith was an American professional football player who had a net worth of $500 thousand at the time of his death in 2011. Jun 8, 2023 ... Bubba Smith was just different. #michiganstatespartans #ncaafootball SUBSCRIBE to Big Ten Network on YouTube for the latest highlights and ... Bubba Smith may have been a 6'7 Defensive Lineman, who was frighteningly talented and spent much of his professional football career trying to destroy opposing ... Aug 5, 2011 ... Smith, a 6' 7'', 270-pound defensive end, had a great career that deserves a look back. He grew up in Beaumont, Texas toward the end of the days of racial ... Aug 3, 2011 ... After his football career ended, Smith became perhaps even more well-known as an actor. He struck gold in the "Police Academy" series of movies, ...