tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021484385160263499.post3251281579141975051..comments2023-10-12T10:46:07.020-05:00Comments on Tomato Cans: Bubba Smith DiesDavid Goodloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01436578436386818281noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021484385160263499.post-59849730032444076352011-08-09T01:53:05.816-05:002011-08-09T01:53:05.816-05:00While Bubba was in the hospital following his knee...While Bubba was in the hospital following his knee injury while playing in Tampa Bay, his close friend and Baltimore attorney, Stanley (I forget his last name) filed a worker compensation suit on Bubba's behalf against the NFL. Bubba always believe this was the reason he was never inducted in to the Hall of Fame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3021484385160263499.post-61410174007129491522011-08-09T01:48:42.895-05:002011-08-09T01:48:42.895-05:00As a close personal friend of the Smith family, I ...As a close personal friend of the Smith family, I can tell you for certain that Bubba placed his first Super Bowl ring in the coffin of his dad, Coach Willie Ray Smith. The last known whereabouts of the second ring was the property dept. of the Glendale Police Department, where it was held after his brother, Tody, was arrest many years ago. Tody did not go claim the ring, and Bubba did not place much value on monetary possessions. I highly doubt that it remained there very long.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com