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Bubba Smith, a former Colts star, claimed in his autobiography that Super Bowl III was fixed to help the AFL-NFL merger. He said he was told by a bookmaker and NFLPA members, but his story lacks evidence and details.
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Aug 4, 2011 · Pro football great Bubba Smith, who died this week in Los Angeles, claimed for much of his adult life that the 1969 Super Bowl between his Baltimore Colts and the New York Jets was...
Jan 31, 2013 · Bubba Smith, a former NFL player and actor, revealed in a 2004 interview that he suspected the 1969 Super Bowl III between the Jets and the Colts was rigged. He claimed that the Colts owner bet on the Jets, the quarterback was replaced, and the referees favored the Jets.
Sep 29, 1983 · Now, more than 14 years later, Bubba Smith, a former Baltimore defensive lineman, is suggesting that the game may have been fixed to give the American Football League credibility in its...
Aug 4, 2011 · Former NFL star Bubba Smith, who died in 2011, claimed that the Jets' victory over his Colts in Super Bowl III was \"set up\" for the merger of the leagues. He never provided any evidence for his conspiracy theory, which was dismissed as \"crazy\" by the article's author.
Nov 9, 2013 · A few years after Super Bowl III (official name by then), Smith made a baseless charge that the game was fixed. He said the ref’s were influenced. If he spent more time on his technique then on BS, maybe his team would have won.
