Billy Ray Sims (born September 18, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for five seasons with the Detroit Lions...

operating across nine states. Billy Sims BBQ is a fast casual dining restaurant. In 2004, Sims and Jackson opened the first Billy Sims BBQ location in The Farm...

player. Seven Oklahoma players have won the Heisman Trophy: Billy Vessels, Steve Owens, Billy Sims, Jason White, Sam Bradford, Baker Mayfield, and Kyler Murray...

Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2010. "Billy Sims College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits". College Football at Sports-Reference...

Billy Sims (No. 20) rushing the ball against the Los Angeles Rams on September 7, 1980...

attendance: 72,371 Statistics OU: Billy Sims 25 Rush, 131 Yds (Sims had been injured in two previous meetings) All-American: Billy Sims, Daryl Hunt, Reggie Kinlaw...

Minnesota Vikings, Billy Sims suffered a career ending knee injury. He spent two years trying to rehab his injury before retiring in 1986. Sims' injury would...

Trophy-winning Oklahoma Sooner halfback Billy Sims with the first pick in the NFL draft. In his rookie season, Sims rushed his way to the Offensive Rookie...

running back Earl Campbell won the trophy in 1977, Oklahoma running back Billy Sims won it in 1978, and Baylor linebacker Mike Singletary won it twice in...

and Bob Trumpy All-American: Billy Sims, and George Cumby, Big 8 rushing champion: Sims NCAA DI scoring champion: Sims Big 8 Defensive Player of the...

Barney (1967), Mel Farr (1967), Earl McCullouch (1968), Al Baker (1978), Billy Sims (1980), Barry Sanders (1989), and Ndamukong Suh (2010). The Lions have...

back Billy Sims; Sims was one of the league's premier running backs in the early 1980s, and Fontes requested he wear the number in tribute to Sims. Sanders...

Running back 1979 Ottis Anderson St. Louis Cardinals Running back 1980 Billy Sims Detroit Lions Running back 1981 George Rogers New Orleans Saints Running...

first overall pick of the draft, the Detroit Lions selected running back Billy Sims. This draft is notable as the first that the nascent ESPN network (which...

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pick four times and selected Frank Sinkwich in 1943, Leon Hart in 1950, Billy Sims in 1980, and Matthew Stafford in 2009. In the most recent draft, held...

the time of the injury, Peterson needed only to gain 150 yards to pass Billy Sims as the University of Oklahoma's all-time leading rusher. He was unable...

coach Barry Switzer sent former Oklahoma Sooner and Heisman Trophy winner Billy Sims to the town by private plane to appeal to Dupree. On February 12, 1982...

1977 Earl Campbell‡ Texas RB 1,547 49.11% Senior 1st Houston Oilers 1978 Billy Sims* Oklahoma (3) RB 827 26.25% Junior 1st (1980) Detroit Lions 1979 — Charles...

"Oklahoma's Sims Heisman winner". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). UPI. November 29, 1978. p. 18. Word, Ron (November 29, 1978). "Billy Sims". Spokesman-Review...

gamble paid off as the Lions defeated the Bears 48–17. Star halfback Billy Sims continued to play solid football, amassing 1,888 total yards in total...

Hall of Famer — Elkhart, Indiana: Lodge 599[independent source needed] Billy Sims – 1978 Heisman Trophy Winner; Running back, University of Oklahoma (1975–79)...

record despite another Pro Bowl season from Barry Sanders, who passed Billy Sims for the franchise record in rushing on November 22. The Lions were expected...

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(dome) Game attendance: 40,660 Referee: Bob Frederic Box Score, Box Score Billy Sims, rather than be tackled during a rushing attempt, ran at, jumped, and...

littered with numerous key injuries, the most painful was star running back Billy Sims suffering a career-ending knee injury in a game against the Minnesota...

Schamann kick), 11:59. Oklahoma 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:09. OKLA – Billy Sims 14-yard run (Uwe von Schamann kick), 11:05. Oklahoma 14–0. Drive: 2 plays...

first round and five number one overall picks: Lee Roy Selmon in 1976, Billy Sims in 1980, Sam Bradford in 2010, Baker Mayfield in 2018, and Kyler Murray...

(Texas) 114 Earl Campbell 10.4 1978 Billy Sims (Oklahoma) 120 Billy Sims 10.9 1979 Billy Sims (Oklahoma) 132 Billy Sims 12.0 1980 Sammy Winder (Southern...