College Football Hall of Fame – TheCount.com https://thecount.com You Heard About It On TheCount.com! Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:34:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 https://thecount.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cropped-golden-mic-copy-32x32.jpg College Football Hall of Fame – TheCount.com https://thecount.com 32 32 Former Chargers Star Billy Ray Smith Jr. Dies At 64 Following Battle With CTE-Related Dementia https://thecount.com/2026/07/29/chargers-billy-ray-smith-jr-cte/ https://thecount.com/2026/07/29/chargers-billy-ray-smith-jr-cte/#respond Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:34:32 +0000 https://thecount.com/?p=380432 SAN DIEGO, CA. (THECOUNT) — Billy Ray Smith Jr., 64, former San Diego Chargers linebacker, broadcaster and philanthropist, died Wednesday surrounded by family following a battle with dementia caused by chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), his family announced. San Diego is located along California’s southern coast and was the city Smith called home for more than […]

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