BILLY SIMSSims, Billy RayHeight: 5-11 Weight: 212 Born: September 18, 1955 St. Louis, MO High School: Hooks (TX) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Oklahoma | Lettered |
| 1976 | Oklahoma | |
| 1977 | Oklahoma | Lettered |
| 1978 | Oklahoma | Lettered |
| 1979 | Oklahoma | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (1st overall) 1980 Detroit Lions |
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| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 20 | RB | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 20 | HB | 14 | 14 |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 20 | HB | 9 | 8 |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 20 | HB | 13 | 12 |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 20 | RB | 8 | 8 |
| 5 Years (NFL)5 Years NFL | 60 | 58 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/29/1980 | 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL |
| Signed | 6/10/1980 | 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 10/24/1984 | 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 8/20/1985 | 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL |
| Retired | 7/23/1986 | 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 16 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 96 | ||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 15 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 90 | ||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 4 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 24 | ||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 7 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 42 | ||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 47 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 282 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 313 | 1303 | 4.2 | 52 | 13 | ||||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 296 | 1437 | 4.9 | 51 | 13 | ||||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 172 | 639 | 3.7 | 29 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 220 | 1040 | 4.7 | 41 | 7 | ||||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 130 | 687 | 5.3 | 81 | 5 | ||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1131 | 5106 | 4.5 | 81 | 42 | 0 |
| RECEIVING | TAR | REC | PCT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 51 | 621 | 12.2 | 87t | 3 | ||||||
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 28 | 451 | 16.1 | 81t | 2 | ||||||
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 34 | 342 | 10.1 | 52 | 0 | ||||||
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 42 | 419 | 10.0 | 54 | 0 | ||||||
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 31 | 239 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 186 | 2072 | 11.1 | 87t | 5 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 Detroit Lions (NFL)1980 DET NFL | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 0 | |
| 1981 Detroit Lions (NFL)1981 DET NFL | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1982 Detroit Lions (NFL)1982 DET NFL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1983 Detroit Lions (NFL)1983 DET NFL | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Detroit Lions (NFL)1984 DET NFL | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 40 | 11 | 0 | 11 | -17 | 0 |
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