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Aldon Smith passes at 36 - Mizzou,
Posted on 6/14/26 at 1:46 pm
Posted on 6/14/26 at 1:46 pm
Aldon Smith (CBS News)
Aldon was a good young man while at Mizzou and an amazing athlete. Didn't get in trouble until NFL then started down the wrong path. One thing Pinkel was good with was mentoring the young men. It was night and day that last year at Mizzou vs the first year in the NFL.
Aldon was a good young man while at Mizzou and an amazing athlete. Didn't get in trouble until NFL then started down the wrong path. One thing Pinkel was good with was mentoring the young men. It was night and day that last year at Mizzou vs the first year in the NFL.
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Posted on 6/14/26 at 1:56 pm to tpatten
He and his brother from another mother Justin happened to be the most talented DEs (with that same common last name) to ever play DE. Oh, and both True Sons!
MIZ Aldon. Peace brother!
MIZ Aldon. Peace brother!
Posted on 6/14/26 at 2:22 pm to tpatten
Was Micheal Sam on that same team? If so, that was a good team Defensive Line.
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Posted on 6/14/26 at 2:28 pm to BZ504
No, but Justin Smith was and he's 10x the player Sam was.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 2:36 pm to tpatten
remember him from his college days. Big 12 DPOY at least once IIRC. didnt follow him in the NFL. RIP
Posted on 6/14/26 at 3:01 pm to tpatten
RIP
God's Spirit draws near to the broken downtrodden, and then He carries them home by the grace of Jesus Christ.
God's Spirit draws near to the broken downtrodden, and then He carries them home by the grace of Jesus Christ.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 3:19 pm to tpatten
So, apparently Aldon was helping feed the homeless just an hour before he died. Damn it, this is hitting harder by the minute...
Posted on 6/14/26 at 7:04 pm to BZ504
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Was Micheal Sam on that same team? If so, that was a good team Defensive Line
Yes. Michael Sam was a Freshman during Aldon's Sophomore season. Aldon left after Sophomore year for the NFL. Michael Sam was a backup to Aldon Smith and Jacquies Smith and played in 13 games his Freshman year.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 7:59 pm to tpatten
Yeah, I'm watching 49ers highlights of both Smiths and got confused. They never played at Mizzou together. Would have been sweet, but didn't happen.
Posted on 6/14/26 at 8:09 pm to tpatten
I don't know him but read some of his history and I understand he was facing some serious legal problems. Should I assume his death was not of natural causes?
Posted on 6/14/26 at 11:52 pm to Diamondawg
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I don't know him but read some of his history and I understand he was facing some serious legal problems. Should I assume his death was not of natural causes?
No idea. A lot of Aldon's problems seemed to be alcohol related.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 8:08 am to tpatten
Found unresponsive in his car according to another thread. That sounds like OD to me.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 9:13 am to tpatten
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A lot of Aldon's problems seemed to be alcohol related.
I would like to think that he had everything straightened out and this was some weird health anomoly - but realistically it is hard not to think that his demon's caught up with him. 36yo men don't typically die of natural causes. A shame really, he had a lot of resources available to help him over the years. By all accounts he was beloved by those who knew him when he was on the right path - but somehow he still couldn't beat it. Addiction is a terrible f ing thing, and for some people there seems to be no way out.
He was a beast on the field. RIP
Posted on 6/15/26 at 9:28 am to tpatten
A terribly sad story. If it was alcohol, liver failure can kill you pretty quickly. One of my employees lost her husband in his late 30's. It's a terrible disease.
Rest in peace.
Rest in peace.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 12:40 pm to LOTOTiger
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36yo men don't typically die of natural causes
No idea on Aldon, but I'm now old enough to have seen friends of mine die in waves. First were the ones from poor judgement that happened at a young age. Next were the people with defects that they were born with. In the 40-early 50's it was people who abused drugs or alcohol at some time in their life.
Posted on 6/15/26 at 1:22 pm to tpatten
36?!?! Holy shite
Posted on 6/15/26 at 3:06 pm to tpatten
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No idea on Aldon,
I don't either - but you are right that hidden health issues often come to the forefront when you add the alcohol/drug abuse. Sadly, couldn't stop that from crossing my mind in this case - he had his demons.
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