Billy Ray Sims is a former professional and academic football player of the United States who ran back to the National Football Federation for five seasons in the 1980s. Sims played college football for the University of Oklahoma, where he was an all-American consensus twice, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1978. He was the overall No. 1 pick in the 1980 NFL Draft and played professionally for the NFL Detroit Lions. Sims was the last player from Oklahoma to be ranked 1st in the NFL Draft until midfielder Sam Bradford was placed first in the 2010 NFL Draft. He was nicknamed "Kung Fu Billy Sims" by ESPN's Chris Berman after a match in which the Detroit Lions faced the Houston Oilers. During the climax of the NFL Films, instead of being attacked in a rushed effort, Sims ran, jumped and, while completely in the air, kicked Steve Brown's Cornerback of the Oilers in the helm.
| Position | Running back |
| Date of birth | September 18, 1955 |
| Place of birth | St. Louis, Missouri |
| High school | Hooks (TX) |
| College | Oklahoma |
| NFL Draft | 1980 / Round: 1/ Pick: 1 |
Football Player Billy Sims was born on September 18, 1955 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States (He's 68 years old now).
Running back who was a three-time Pro Bowl pick and spent five seasons in the NFL with the Detroit Lions until a knee injury ended his career.
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Billy Sims was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1955 is also the year of Goat (羊) in the Chinese Zodiac.
He was a varsity football player at Hooks High School, when he set a state record with 7,738 total yards rushing.
In 1978, he earned the Heisman Trophy.
He went to Hooks, Texas, to live with his grandmother while he was in eighth school.
At the University of Oklahoma, he played for head coach Football Coach Barry Switzer.
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