Jerry Simmons
[edit] Biography
Jerry Simmons (Jerry Bernard Simmons) was born on November 14, 1942 in Nichols, Florida. After going to high school at Union Academy (Bartow, FL), Simmons attended Bethune-Cookman College. Simmons made his professional debut in the NFL in 1965 with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played for the Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers, Chicago Bears, Atlanta Falcons and New Orleans Saints over the course of his 9 year career.
Most people believe that 1968 was Jerry Simmons's best year.
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[edit] Receiving Stats
| 1965
| PIT
| NFL
| 4
| 2
| 16
| 8
| 0
| 9
|
| 1966
| PIT
| NFL
| 13
| 6
| 68
| 11.3
| 1
| 21t
|
| 1967
| NOR
| NFL
| 2
| 2
| 25
| 12.5
| 0
| 16
|
| 1968
| ATL
| NFL
| 12
| 28
| 479
| 17.1
| 0
| 61
|
| 1969
| CHI
| NFL
| 8
| 13
| 178
| 13.7
| 0
| 48
|
| 1971
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 25
| 403
| 16.1
| 1
| 47
|
| 1972
| DEN
| NFL
| 9
| 17
| 235
| 13.8
| 2
| 35t
|
| 1973
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 13
| 249
| 19.2
| 1
| 53
|
| 1974
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 10
| 161
| 16.1
| 2
| 36
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 104
| 138
| 2105
| 15.3
| 9
| 0
|
[edit] Kick Return Stats
| 1965
| PIT
| NFL
| 4
| 1
| 28
| 28
| 28
| 0
|
| 1966
| PIT
| NFL
| 13
| 10
| 196
| 19.6
| 38
| 0
|
| 1967
| NOR
| NFL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| ATL
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CHI
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| DEN
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 104
| 13
| 262
| 20.2
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Rushing Stats
| 1965
| PIT
| NFL
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| PIT
| NFL
| 13
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NOR
| NFL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| ATL
| NFL
| 12
| 1
| -6
| -6
| 0
| -6
|
| 1969
| CHI
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| 7
| 7
| 0
| 7
|
| 1972
| DEN
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 1
| -4
| -4
| 0
| -4
|
| 1974
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 104
| 3
| -3
| -1
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Punt Return Stats
| 1965
| PIT
| NFL
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| PIT
| NFL
| 13
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NOR
| NFL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| ATL
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CHI
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| DEN
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 104
| 5
| 0
| 0
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
[edit] Fumble Recovery Stats
| 1965
| PIT
| NFL
| 4
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1966
| PIT
| NFL
| 13
| 1
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
| 1967
| NOR
| NFL
| 2
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1968
| ATL
| NFL
| 12
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1969
| CHI
| NFL
| 8
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1971
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1972
| DEN
| NFL
| 9
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1973
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 1974
| DEN
| NFL
| 14
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
| 0
|
| 9 year NFL career
| 104
| 2
| 1
| 1
| 0
| 0
|
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