06/14/2026
Just hours before his sudden passing on Saturday at age 36, former San Francisco 49ers star Aldon Smith was donating pizzas to a homeless outreach organization in Northern California.
According to his friend Amir Shirazi, Smith accompanied him to CHAM Deliverance Ministry, a local charity that provides meals to unhoused residents. The visit wasn’t part of a publicity event or organized team initiative. Smith simply showed up with food and helped out.
“My impression was that this is a young man that wanted to help the homeless, which was great,” said charity co-founder Scott Wagers. “When the 49ers and people like that want to help the community, that’s everything.”
After leaving the charity, Smith and Shirazi returned to Shirazi’s home, and that’s when Smith suddenly passed away, and Shirazi found him unresponsive in a vehicle.
“He was perfectly fine an hour before…I’m just in shock,” Shirazi said.
“He was a very sweet, caring, loving giant. That if you really knew him, you’d know who he truly is,” Shirazi said of Smith.
Smith’s cause of death is pending.
(via San Francisco Chronicle)
