Willie Ray Smith Sr. built Texas coaching legacy before sending Bubba to Michigan State
PHOTO (L-R): Bubba Smith, Willie Ray Smith Sr., Willie Ray Smith Jr. and Tody Smith, in 1992. Texas royalty relied and uncommon man By TOM SHANAHAN Willie Ray Smith Sr. coached high school football in southeast Texas 33 years, an American history spanning World War II through the Civil Rights movement and the end of segregation. In those troubled times, he was more than a football coach and teacher. Smith’s career with the Beaumont Independent School District, near…