Smith graduated from East in 1971 and grew up in the East Bremerton household of Frank and Bessie Mae Lee, with Langston and six other children, including Naomi Lee, who was younger but was his aunt.

Charles Aaron “Bubba” Smith, the No. 1 overall pick in the 1967 NFL draft who later launched a successful acting career, has died at the age of 66. He was found dead today in his L.A. home and ...

Bubba Smith’s acting career includes playing Hightower in the ‘Police Academy’ movies. A college football Hall of Famer for his All-American career at Michigan State, Smith played for the ...