Phil Simms

Phil Simms

Simms in 2019
No. 11
Position:	Quarterback
Personal information
Born:	(1954-11-03) November 3, 1954 Springfield, Kentucky
Height:	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:	216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Louisville (KY) Southern
College:	Morehead State
NFL Draft:	1979 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7
Career history
New York Giants (1979–1993)
Career highlights and awards
2× Super Bowl champion (XXI, XXV) Super Bowl MVP (XXI) 2× Pro Bowl (1985, 1993) First-team All-Pro (1986) NEA NFL Most Valuable Player (1986) New York Giants No. 11 retired New York Giants Ring of Honor
Career NFL statistics
Pass attempts: 4,647 Pass completions: 2,576 Percentage: 55.4 TD–INT: 199–157 Passing yards: 33,462 Passer rating: 78.5 Player stats at NFL.com

Phillip Martin Simms (born November 3, 1955 in Lebanon, Kentucky) is a former American football quarterback, and is now a television sportscaster for the CBS network. After playing college football for the Morehead State Eagles, Simms was selected in the first round by the New York Giants as the seventh overall pick in the 1979 NFL Draft. Simms was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl XXI, after he led the Giants to a 39–20 victory over the Denver Broncos and set the record for highest completion percentage in a Super Bowl, completing 22 of 25 passes (88%), a record that still stands. He was also named to the Pro Bowl for his performances in the 1985 and 1993 seasons.