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Billy Ray Sims (born September 18, 1955) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons from 1980 to 1984. Sims played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners , where he was a two-time consensus All-American , and won the Heisman Trophy in 1978.
Billy Sims became the only Sooner to post four 200-yard games in a season. [12] Sims' 1896 yards stood as the Sooner record until Adrian Peterson posted 1925 in 2004. [12] Billy Sims became the sixth junior to win the Heisman Trophy. Sims was the nation's leading rusher and scorer for 1978. He averaged 160.1 yards and 10.9 points.
The team was led by All-Americans Billy Sims and George Cumby. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] After winning the conference title outright, it earned a trip to the Orange Bowl for a bout with Florida State . During the season, it faced three different ranked opponents (In order, #4 Texas , #3 Nebraska and #4 Florida State).
Here is a list of past winners for the coveted college football award. ... 1978: RB Billy Sims (Oklahoma) 1979: RB Charles White (Southern California) 1980: RB George Rogers (South Carolina)
The 1980 Detroit Lions season was the 51st season in franchise history. As the result of their 2–14 1979 season, the Lions were able to select Heisman Trophy-winning Oklahoma Sooner halfback Billy Sims with the first pick in the NFL draft.
The 1977 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Oklahoma was a member of the Big Eight Conference and played its home games in Oklahoma Memorial Stadium , where it has played its home games since 1923. [ 1 ]
The 1978 Orange Bowl was the 44th edition of the college football bowl game, played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida, on Monday, January 2.Part of the 1977–78 bowl game season, it matched the sixth-ranked Arkansas Razorbacks of the Southwest Conference (SWC) against the heavily-favored #2 Oklahoma Sooners of the Big Eight Conference.
Willie Simmons resigned as FAMU's football coach Monday after six seasons to join Duke as a running backs coach