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Roy Simmons

Simmons, Roy Franklin (Sugar Bear)
Height: 6-3 Weight: 264
Born: November 8, 1956 Savannah, GA
Died: February 20, 2014 New York, NY
High School: Alfred Ely Beach (Savannah, GA)
YearCollegeStatus
1975Georgia TechLettered
1976Georgia TechLettered
1977Georgia TechLettered
1978Georgia TechLettered
Draft: 8th round (201st overall) 1979 New York Giants
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YEAR TEAMNOPOSGPGS
1979 New York Giants (NFL)1979 NYG NFL69LOG163
1980 New York Giants (NFL)1980 NYG NFL69LOG1616
1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL69ROG1610
1983 Washington Redskins (NFL)1983 WAS NFL60OG100
1985 Jacksonville Bulls (USFL)1985 JAC USFL76ROT
4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL5829
TransactionDateTeam
Draft5/4/19791979 New York Giants (NFL)1979 NYG NFL
Signed1979 New York Giants (NFL)1979 NYG NFL
Reserve/Retired1982 New York Giants (NFL)1982 NYG NFL
Activated4/10/19831983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL
Released8/9/19831983 New York Giants (NFL)1983 NYG NFL
Assigned on Waivers8/10/19831983 Washington Redskins (NFL)1983 WAS NFL
Injured Reserve8/13/19841984 Washington Redskins (NFL)1984 WAS NFL
Released9/11/19841984 Washington Redskins (NFL)1984 WAS NFL
Signed12/21/19841985 Jacksonville Bulls (USFL)1985 JAC USFL
Unrestricted Free Agent8/7/19861985 Jacksonville Bulls (USFL)1985 JAC USFL
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
1980 New York Giants (NFL)1980 NYG NFL0010100
1981 New York Giants (NFL)1981 NYG NFL0020200
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL0030300
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