Watch a performance at the Kaufman Center for Performing Arts. Or visit family or friends at Rockhurst University or St. Luke's Hospital."Bubba' Smith was a great Spartan," Michigan State athletic director Mark Hollis said in a statement. "As both a football player and later as an actor, Bubba' was a great ambassador for the University. It's only fitting that beginning this fall the Big Ten Defensive Lineman of the Year Award bears his name.".

That first year under Aikman, the Cowboys were a leagueworst 115, but he was a fast learner. After only 52 games he'd passed for 10,000 yards. During the 1990s, he turned in the most successful decadelong performance of any QB in history, guiding Dallas to 90 wins in 94 starts and three Super Bowl championships.It was thunderous football, but it wasn't very exciting to watch until Roman Gabriel, the big, oaken Ram quarterback, caught the Cowboys in a blitz at the Dallas 35yard line. It was second down with 18 yard