Billy Sims
Billy Ray Sims
Born: September 18, 1955
St. Louis, MO USA
Position: RB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 212
College: Oklahoma
High School: Hooks (TX)
Career: 1980-1984
Drafted: 1980 in Round 1, #1 overall by the Detroit Lions
Billy Sims played from 1980 to 1984 during his career with the Detroit Lions. Sims ran for 5,106 yards in his career on 1,131 attempts, scoring 42 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 186 passes for 2,072 yards and 5 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Detroit Lions | 313 | 1303 | 4.2 | 52 | 13 |
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 296 | 1437 | 4.9 | 51 | 13 |
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 172 | 639 | 3.7 | 29 | 4 |
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 220 | 1040 | 4.7 | 41 | 7 |
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 130 | 687 | 5.3 | 81 | 5 |
| Totals | 1131 | 5106 | 4.5 | 81 | 42 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Detroit Lions | 51 | 621 | 12.2 | 87 | 3 |
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 28 | 451 | 16.1 | 81 | 2 |
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 34 | 342 | 10.1 | 52 | 0 |
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 42 | 419 | 10.0 | 54 | 0 |
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 31 | 239 | 7.7 | 20 | 0 |
| Totals | 186 | 2072 | 11.1 | 87 | 5 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL Detroit Lions | 12 | 1 | -17 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 40 | 11 | -17 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1980 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ||||||||
| 1981 | NFL Detroit Lions | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||||||||
| 1982 | NFL Detroit Lions | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| 1983 | NFL Detroit Lions | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||||||||
| 1984 | NFL Detroit Lions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||||||||
| Totals | 42 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 282 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 16 | 16 |
| 1981 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 14 | 14 |
| 1982 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 9 | 8 |
| 1983 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 13 | 12 |
| 1984 | NFL | Detroit Lions | 8 | 8 |
Awards
1980 - AP Offensive Rookie of the Year
Honors
1980 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1981 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1981 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1981 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1982 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
