by ANDREW SCHOTZ, Hagerstown Morning Herald
Few players in the NFL in the 1970s were as fierce as Bubba Smith. Fans chanted, "Kill, Bubba, kill," when the Baltimore Colts defensive lineman went after the opposing quarterback.
Which is why offensive tackle Donnie Green of the Buffalo Bills, new to the league and soon to block Smith, was queasy.
Last week, Green recalled this story from three decades ago during an interview at the Hagerstown Union Rescue Mission, where he lives, for now.
The Colts pounded the Bills early in the 1971 season in Buffalo. Smith broke through the Bills' line too many times for the Bills' liking....
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Few players in the NFL in the 1970s were as fierce as Bubba Smith. Fans chanted, "Kill, Bubba, kill," when the Baltimore Colts defensive lineman went after the opposing quarterback.
Which is why offensive tackle Donnie Green of the Buffalo Bills, new to the league and soon to block Smith, was queasy.
Last week, Green recalled this story from three decades ago during an interview at the Hagerstown Union Rescue Mission, where he lives, for now.
The Colts pounded the Bills early in the 1971 season in Buffalo. Smith broke through the Bills' line too many times for the Bills' liking....
more