Joe Sims (American football)
Appearance
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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
Born: | Sudbury, Massachusetts, U.S. | March 1, 1969||||||||
Died: | April 26, 2024 | (aged 55)||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
Weight: | 310 lb (141 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
High school: | Lincoln-Sudbury (Sudbury) | ||||||||
College: | Nebraska | ||||||||
NFL draft: | 1991 / round: 11 / pick: 283 | ||||||||
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Joseph Anthony Sims (March 1, 1969 – April 26, 2024) was an American professional football player for five seasons in the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, Sims was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the 11th round of the 1991 NFL draft with the 283rd overall pick.[1] He also played professionally for the Green Bay Packers. During his NFL career, Sims appeared in 53 games and started 20 of those.[2][3]
Sims died on April 26, 2024, at the age of 55.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "1991 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
- ^ "Joe Sims, T at NFL.com". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ "Joe Sims NFL Football Statistics". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ Christl, Cliff (May 30, 2024). "Former Packers O-lineman Joe Sims dies". Green Bay Packers. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
Categories:
- 1969 births
- 2024 deaths
- People from Sudbury, Massachusetts
- Players of American football from Middlesex County, Massachusetts
- American football offensive guards
- American football offensive tackles
- Nebraska Cornhuskers football players
- Atlanta Falcons players
- Green Bay Packers players
- Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football offensive lineman, 1960s birth stubs