Coroner Says Bubba Smith Died Of Drug Intoxication
LOS ANGELES (AP) — An autopsy shows former NFL player-turned-actor Bubba Smith died of acute drug intoxication and other conditions.
A caretaker at the 66-year-old Smith's home in Baldwin Hills found his body on Aug. 3.
The Los Angeles County coroner's office said Wednesday that Smith had high levels of the weight-loss drug phentermine in his system.
Coroner's spokesman Ed Winter says he also had heart disease, an enlarged heart and up to 75 percent blockage of some blood vessels.
Smith was the top overall pick in the 1967 draft after playing at Michigan State. He spent five seasons with the Baltimore Colts and two seasons each with Oakland and Houston. He won the 1971 Super Bowl with the Colts.
He played soft-spoken Officer Moses Hightower in the "Police Academy" series.
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