August 8, 2003

Warchant.com

All-Time Seminole Defensive Tackle: Ron Simmons

Biography

BORN: May 16, 1959
BIRTHPLACE: Perry, Georgia
HEIGHT/WEIGHT: 6'1"/235 pounds
POST FSU: Pro Wrestling
FSU LETTERS: Football 1977-1980

In the Warchant.com Fan Poll Simmons received 957 out of 1649 votes (58%). Corey Simon came in second with 35% of the vote.

Ron Simmons, the greatest defender in Florida State's history and FSU's first two-time consensus All-American nose guard (1978-1979), anchored the center of the defense that took FSU to a pair of Orange Bowl appearances in 1979 and 1980, resulting in FSU's highest national rankings ever at that time. During his career, Ron totaled 25 quarterback sacks and 44 tackles for loss - both Seminole records at the time. He is the lone Seminole Defender to have his number (50) retired. Ron was inducted to the Seminole Hall of Fame in 1986.

Following a career in the United States Football League with the Tampa Bay Bandits and then the Canadian Football League, Ron turned to professional wrestling in 1986 after a leg injury ended his career in football. First working with World Championship Wresting, earning the title of WCW heavyweight champion in 1992 (and the first black champion in WCW's history), Ron is now with World Wrestling Federation and one-half of the Acolytes tag team, as "Faarooq Asad".

Accolades:

1977
* Associated Press - All-American Honorable Mention
*Football News - All-American Honorable Mention
* Football News - Freshman Defensive Lineman of the Year
* Football News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
1978
* Football News - 3rd Team All-American
* Associated Press - All-American Honorable Mention
* Football News - 1st Team Sophomore All-American
1979
* Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
* American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
* United Press International - 1st Team All-American
* Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
* Football News - 1st Team All-American
* Kodak - 1st Team All-American
* Sporting News - All-American Honorable Mention
* NCAA Consensus All-American
* 1980 - United Press International - 1st Team All-American
* American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
* Kodak - 1st Team All-American
* Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
* Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
* Football News - 3rd Team All-American
* NCAA Consensus All-American

Career Statistics

Solo	TT	Sacks	TFL
241	383	25	44

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