Pack's Marc Ma remembered for big smile, bigger heart

(Photo: Nevada handout)The first thing you noticed about Marc Ma was his smile.

The Wolf Pack defensive end was a hulking figure. He stood 6-foot-2 and built his frame to 255 pounds. He was relentless on the field and as competitive a player as Nevada had, striving every day to prove he was a FBS-caliber football player. But his smile never left him, even on the football field. One look at Ma’s headshot in his Wolf Pack bio tells you exactly the kind of person he was.

“When you look at his headshot, it does him justice,” Nevada coach Brian Polian said. “He has that huge grin on his face. I always tell people that every day was a great day for Marc. He was one of those guys who decided, ‘No…