Michigan State Spartans

Bubba Smith named to FWAA 75th anniversary team

Published Aug. 20, 2015 12:00 p.m. ET

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Michigan State football landed one representative on the Football Writers Association of America's 75th Anniversary All-America Team: Bubba Smith.

Smith was a two-time All-American as a defensive end for the Spartans in 1965 and '66.

The Beaumont, Texas, native was also the national defensive lineman of the year before being the No. 1 pick in the 1967 NFL draft.

He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988, and his jersey No. 95 was retired in 2006.

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