Defensive tackle, Texas, to 1981
Kenneth Sims
- Born
- Oct 31, 1959, in Kosse, Texas
- Died
- Mar 21, 2025, in Waynesville, North Carolina
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Kenneth Sims played defensive tackle at Texas (to 1981). He won the 1981 Lombardi Award. He finished eighth in the 1981 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1980 and 1981. The New England Patriots took Sims first overall in the 1982 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2021.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 2021College Football Hall of Fame
- 1980, 1981Consensus All‑American
- 1980First-team All-Southwest Conference
- 1981Lombardi Award
- 1981UPI Lineman of the Year
- 1981Eighth in the Heisman vote
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The teams in those years
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