Jerry Simmons
Jerry Bernard Simmons
Born: November 14, 1942
Nichols, FL USA
Deceased: July 25, 2024
Position: WR-SE
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 190
College: Bethune-Cookman
High School: Union Academy (Bartow, FL)
Career: 1965-1974
Jerry Simmons played from 1965 to 1974 during his career with the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers. Simmons caught 138 passes for 2,105 yards and 9 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1968 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 7 | 0 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 21 | 1 | 1967 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 21 | 287 | 13.7 | 30 | 2 | 1967 | NFL New Orleans Saints | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 16 | 0 | 1968 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 28 | 479 | 17.1 | 61 | 0 | 1969 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1969 | NFL Chicago Bears | 13 | 178 | 13.7 | 48 | 0 | 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 25 | 403 | 16.1 | 47 | 1 | 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 17 | 235 | 13.8 | 35 | 2 | 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 13 | 249 | 19.2 | 53 | 1 | 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 10 | 161 | 16.1 | 36 | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 138 | 2105 | 15.3 | 61 | 9 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1967 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1965 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 10 | 196 | 19.6 | 38 | 0 | 1967 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 13 | 262 | 20.2 | 38 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1967 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1966 | NFL Pittsburgh Steelers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1967 | NFL Atlanta Falcons | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1971 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1972 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1973 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1974 | NFL Denver Broncos | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1965 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 0 | 1966 | NFL | Pittsburgh Steelers | 13 | 0 | 1967 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 12 | 0 | 1967 | NFL | New Orleans Saints | 2 | 0 | 1968 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 14 | 0 | 1969 | NFL | Atlanta Falcons | 2 | 0 | 1969 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 8 | 0 | 1971 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 12 | 1972 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 9 | 8 | 1973 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 13 | 1974 | NFL | Denver Broncos | 14 | 2 |
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