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BUBBA SMITH: 1945-2011 -- Bubba Smith, the feared NFL defensive end who gained post-football fame as the gentle giant of six 'Police Academy' movies, died on Aug. 3 at his Los Angeles home. He was 66. An autopsy showed Smith died of acute drug intoxication and other conditions. The Los Angeles County coroner's office said that he had high levels of the weight=loss drug phentermine in his system, and also suffered from heat disease.