Ron Simmons, 2026
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MG, Florida State, to 1980

Ron Simmons

Lettered 1977–⁠80 (school media guide)

Born
May 15, 1958, in Perry, Georgia

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Ron Simmons played at Florida State (to 1980). He finished ninth in the 1979 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1979 and 1980. The Cleveland Browns took Simmons in round 6, No. 160 overall in the 1981 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008.

At a glance

Best season
1980
Consensus All-American
Heisman vote
9th
In the 1979 vote
Drafted
No. 160
Round 6, 1981 NFL Draft (Cleveland Browns)

Honors

The teams in those years

Our player records start in 2004; before that they hold the honors, the Heisman vote and the draft (from 1936), with college years from the player’s Wikipedia article where it gives them.

Other pro football

YearsLeagueTeam
1981CFLOttawa Rough Riders
1983–⁠85USFLTampa Bay Bandits

Leagues other than the NFL, from the infobox of his Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA), as it names the teams.

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