Billy Sims

Rushing yards:	5,106
Rushing average:	4.5
Rushing touchdowns:	42
Receptions:	186
Receiving yards:	2,072
Receiving touchdowns:	5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Billy Sims
	Sims in 2010
No. 20
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	September 18, 1955 (age 69); St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	212 lb (96 kg)
Career information
High school:	Hooks ; (Hooks, Texas)
College:	Oklahoma (1975–1979)
NFL draft:	1980 / round: 1 / pick: 1
Career history
	Detroit Lions (1980–1984);
Career highlights and awards
	Offensive Rookie of the Year (1980); First-team All-Pro (1981); Second-team All-Pro (1980); 3× Pro Bowl (1980–1982); NFL rushing touchdowns co-leader (1980); PFWA All-Rookie Team (1980); Detroit Lions 75th Anniversary Team; Detroit Lions All-Time Team; Detroit Lions No. 20 retired; National champion (1975); Heisman Trophy (1978); UPI Player of the Year (1978); Davey O'Brien Memorial Trophy (1978); SN Player of the Year (1978); Chic Harley Award (1978); 2× Unanimous All-American (1978, 1979); 2× Big Eight Offensive Player of the Year (1978, 1979); 2× First-team All-Big Eight (1978, 1979);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards:
Rushing yards:	5,106
Rushing average:	4.5
Rushing touchdowns:	42
Receptions:	186
Receiving yards:	2,072
Receiving touchdowns:	5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	College Football Hall of Fame

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 from 1980 to 1984. Sims played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1978. He was the first overall pick in the 1980 NFL draft, selected by the Detroit Lions. After three pro-bowl selections, his career was prematurely ended by a knee injury suffered in 1984.

Sims was the last Oklahoma player taken number one overall in the NFL Draft until quarterback Sam Bradford was taken first in the 2010 NFL draft.^[1]^[2]

Sims was nicknamed "Kung Fu Billy Sims" by ESPN's Chris Berman, following a game between the Lions and the Houston Oilers. In the NFL Films highlight, rather than be tackled during a rushing attempt, Sims ran at, jumped, and, while fully airborne, kicked Oilers cornerback Steve Brown in the head.^[3]

^ Tramel, Jimmie. "Distant dreams: Billy Sims watches as new Sooner generation makes it big." Tulsa World, September 5, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^ "All Time Number 1 Draft Picks." www.nfl.com. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
^ Hailey, Gary. "Billy Sims: The Man, the 'Fro, the BBQ." Naptime Huddle, October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

[sam-1] Tramel, Jimmie. "Distant dreams: Billy Sims watches as new Sooner generation makes it big." Tulsa World, September 5, 2010. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[2] "All Time Number 1 Draft Picks." www.nfl.com. Retrieved November 16, 2014.

[kungfu-3] Hailey, Gary. "Billy Sims: The Man, the 'Fro, the BBQ." Naptime Huddle, October 23, 2012. Retrieved November 20, 2014.

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