Billy Ray Smith, 78, of Bloomington, passed away at 4:07 a.m. Tuesday (Feb. 12, 2019) at his home. Cremation rites will be accorded, with a private graveside service at McLean Cemetery ...

LITTLE ROCK – Billy Ray Smith Sr., a football standout with the Arkansas Razorbacks in the 1950s who played in the NFL for 13 years, died Wednesday after a two-year fight with cancer.

Short on goods, long on grit. That’s how teammates remembered Billy Ray Smith, the Baltimore Colts defensive lineman who died Wednesday in Little Rock, Ark., after a two-year fight with cancer.