What were some of the challenges Bubba Smith faced early in his NFL career?

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. 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 ... 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, ... Aug 3, 2011 ... Charles Aaron (Bubba) Smith ... Bubba Smith was born in Orange, Texas and played high school football for his dad in Beaumont, Texas and was ... Jan 13, 2020 ... – Michigan State two-time All-American defensive end Charles "Bubba" Smith, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1967 NFL Draft, has been named one of ... Real Deal. // @shotby. · shining sight #hoops · QB #4 Bubba Smith out of Fowler High School #highschoolfootball #fowler #california #football #fresno # ... Aug 4, 2011 ... In this 1980 photo released by Warner Bros., former football player and actor Bubba Smith appears in character as Sgt. Moses Hightower on an ... Aug 5, 2011 ... Maybe the best thing one can say about Smith as a player is that he played in one of the most historic college football games ever, the single ... May 24, 2016 ... Smith was the first pick in the 1967 NFL draft after a career at Michigan State, which led him to the College Football Hall of Fame. He played a ... Aug 3, 2011 ... Charles Aaron “Bubba” Smith, the professional football player-turned-actor, was found dead in his Bladwin Hills home in Los Angeles. He was 66.