Billy Ray Smith passes away

[THookem]

Great player at Arkansas in the ‘ol SWC

 

 

[HalfmileHorn]

God bless, rest in peace and condolences to his family and friends. Remember watching him play for the Hogs back in the SWC days.

[TexasMDcoach]

He was All State on offense and defense in High School in Plano back when there was one school there. 

[Glass Joe]

Growing up in Plano when the mighty Wildcats were the kings of Texas high school football, Billy Ray was the local legend and achieved deity-like status in town by the time his playing days were finished.  RIP, Billy Ray.

[Thailand T Sip]

His time at Arkansas coincided with mine at UT. He had 63 TFL. I looked it up but couldn't find individual game stats. It felt like he had that many the afternoon Arky upset us in 1981. We'd just come off a big win in the Shootout! The Posse was packed with us all expecting a big win. He & their D were dominating. Those of us who finished the game ended up the same as if we won, except it was from drowning our sorrows.

Edited 1 hour ago by Thailand T Sip

[Gerald Nash]

I lost a dear friend Tony Griffin due to CTE. He played DB at Texas 84-88.

Edited 45 minutes ago by Gerald Nash