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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...
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    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...
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    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...
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  • 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...
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    Billy Sims (No. 20) rushing the ball against the Los Angeles Rams on September 7, 1980...
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    player. Seven Oklahoma players have won the Heisman Trophy: Billy Vessels, Steve Owens, Billy Sims, Jason White, Sam Bradford, Baker Mayfield, and Kyler Murray...
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  • Running back 1979 Ottis Anderson St. Louis Cardinals Running back 1980 Billy Sims Detroit Lions Running back 1981 George Rogers New Orleans Saints Running...
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    attendance: 66,714 All-American: Billy Sims, and George Cumby, Big 8 rushing champion: Sims NCAA DI scoring champion: Sims Big 8 Defensive Player of the...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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    Archived from the original on October 8, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2010. "Billy Sims NFL Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived...
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  • 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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  • Senior 2nd 1977 Earl Campbell‡ Texas RB 1,547 49.11% Senior 1st 1978 Billy Sims* Oklahoma (3) RB 827 26.25% Junior 1st (1980) 1979 — Charles White USC...
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  • 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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    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...
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    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...
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    Tigers, Anaheim Angels Durwood Merrill (1938–2003), MLB umpire (1977–1999) Billy Sims, running back with the NFL Detroit Lions, 1978 Heisman Trophy winner at...
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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...
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  • burgers and poutine Canada, Middle East 17 Billy Sims Barbecue Barbecue United States 54 Founded by Billy Sims and Jeff Jackson in 2004 Biscuit Love Breakfast...
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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...
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  • Oklahoma State 1977 Terry Miller (2) RB Oklahoma State 1978 Billy Sims RB Oklahoma 1979 Billy Sims (2) RB Oklahoma 1980 Phil Bradley QB Missouri 1981 Dave...
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  • straight line. His running style could be said to most resemble the style of Billy Sims or perhaps Terrell Davis, but faster. In a documentary short by NFL Films...
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  • 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...
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  • Jimmy Gale 1963 The Punch and Judy Man First Escort 1965 The Holy Terror Billy Sims TV film 1966 The Pad and How to Use It Bob Handman Grand Prix Scott Stoddard...
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    yards and a touchdown against Auburn at the Allstate Sugar Bowl passing Billy Sims with a total of 4,122 yards. He finished the 2016 season with 1,060 rushing...
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    Johnnie Johnson DB Texas Greg Roberts G Oklahoma Jerry Robinson LB UCLA Billy Sims RB Oklahoma Charles White RB USC 1979 AFCA, AP, FWAA, UPI Brad Budde G...
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    Sheraton Hotel. With the first pick, the Detroit Lions selected running back Billy Sims from the University of Oklahoma. The league added a 15th officiating crew...
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    Hall of Famer — Elkhart, Indiana: Lodge 599[third-party source needed] Billy Sims – 1978 Heisman Trophy Winner; Running back, University of Oklahoma (1975–79)...
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    beyond the state's borders, including Leon's Smoke Shack, Rib Crib and Billy Sims Barbecue. The prize-winning Oklahoma Joe's was founded by Oklahoman Joe...
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  • Sims is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ezra Sims (1928–2015), American composer Howard "Sandman" Sims (1917–2003), American...
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