Phil Simms
- New York Giants (1979-1993)
- 2x Pro Bowl selection (1985, 1993)
- 2x Super Bowl winner (XXI, XXV)
- 1987 Super Bowl MVP
- 1986 National Football League Most Valuable Player Award
- 1985 Pro Bowl MVP
- Back number 11 is blocked by Giants
- New York Giants Ring of Honor ( 2010)
- Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame (1997)
Phillip Martin Simms ( born November 3, 1954 in Lebanon, Kentucky ) is an American former American football player and played in the NFL quarterback for the New York Giants.
College
Simms initially grew up on a farm, before his family moved to Louisville and he attended high school there. He received a scholarship at Morehead State University and played for the team the Morehead State Eagles. The team is not among the top college teams, Simms career was unspectacular accordingly. His 32 touchdowns were against 45 interceptions. Only in the yards he could convince achieved with 5545 - this represented the school record dar. Nevertheless, Simms was the professional scouts at the NFL.
Professional career
The coach of the San Francisco 49ers Bill Walsh planned the obligation of Simms in the NFL Draft in 1979 under deferral another young quarterback junior Hope - Joe Montana. However, did you use any early draft pick for Simms and was therefore surprised when the Giants pulled him in the first round in seventh place, which was welcomed by the fans of the Giants to a lot of misunderstanding. Simms career of the nickname quickly: '' Prince Valliant received '', took place in the early years as his college career - with little success. Only in the third year, 1981, could the Giants but without Simms, who move during the season injured - in the play offs, but failed in the second game to the 49ers with 38:24. Due to a further breach Simms had to expose completely the 1982 season. The Giants had replaced after this season, their head coach Ray Perkins against Bill Parcells. With him, the Giants were able to establish itself as a top team and regularly subjected to the play offs. The obligation of Parcells should but first prove for Simms personally as little happy. One of the first measures of Parcells was Simms 1983 to sit on the bench and Scott Brunner, who had already replaced him during his injury, to establish itself as a starting quarterback. Due to another violation had Simms then the 1983 season watching almost completely from the stands.
1984 Simms performance improved so that he could contribute significantly to the success of the team in the coming years. 1984 and 1985 it failed each in the play offs at the later Super Bowl winners 49ers and Chicago Bears. In 1986 took place but the really big success. After you defeated the Washington Redskins under coach Joe Gibbs with quarterback Jay Schroeder with 17:0 in the NFC Championship Game, they also won the Super Bowl XXI against the Denver Broncos ( coach Dan Reeves, quarterback John Elway ) with 39:20. Simms get three touchdown passes, 22 of his 25 passes were caught.
Simms less convinced by its individual successes, but he decided with his game overview games. Due to its opposite top quarterbacks such as Joe Montana or John Elway lagging statistics, he was misunderstood by many during his career. Only recently, after his career - were honored his sporting achievements.
Only in 1989 could the Giants move back in play offs, but failed at the Los Angeles Rams in the first round. In 1990, the Giants were able to move into the Super Bowl again after the were able to defeat the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game 15:13. In Super Bowl XXV was achieved with a narrow victory against 20:19 the Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy and with Jim Kelly to the position of quarterbacks. Due to injury, however, was Simms, who scored in the current season, 15 touchdowns with only four interceptions in this game does not accrue. The Giants offered Jeff Hostetler as a starting quarterback, who had already replaced Simms in the Play Offs and rivaled in the coming years with Simms at the position of the root quarterbacks. 1993 Hostetler, the Giants had now left, Simms could again move in with his team in the play -offs, where you can but the 49ers with 44:3 subject more clearly. Simms finished his career after this season. He played in 15 seasons only with the team from New York City.
Honors
Simms played in two Pro Bowls, the season's final game of the best players of the season. In 1986 he was Pro Bowl MVP and Super Bowl MVP. This year, he and his teammate Lawrence Taylor MVP of the season. His jersey number 11 is no longer awarded by the Giants, they also honor him on the New York Giants Ring of Honor He is a member of the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame.
After the career
Simms works as a television presenter and transfers on American television, among others, the games of the NFL, so for example, the Super Bowl XLIV. Simms played repeats itself in film and television programs.