Jerry Simmons

Simmons, Jerry Bernard
Height: 6-1 Weight: 190
Born: November 14, 1942 Nichols, FL
Died: July 25, 2024 Los Angeles, CA
High School: Union Academy (Bartow, FL)

Year	College	Participation
1961	Bethune-Cookman	Lettered
1962	Bethune-Cookman	Lettered
1963	Bethune-Cookman	Lettered
1964	Bethune-Cookman	Lettered

Relatives: Brother of Ron Simmons

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1965 Pennsylvania Mustangs (NAFL)1965 PEN NAFL	21	FL	8
1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL	25	FL	4	0
1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL	25	FL	13	0
1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL	25	SE	2	0
1967 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1967 ATL NFL	44	SE	12	7
1967 Year (NFL)1967 Year NFL			14	7
1968 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1968 ATL NFL	44	SE	14	14
1969 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1969 ATL NFL	44	WR	2	2
1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL	80	WR	8	4
1969 Year (NFL)1969 Year NFL			10	6
1971 Denver Broncos (NFL)1971 DEN NFL	80	WR	14	12
1972 Denver Broncos (NFL)1972 DEN NFL	80	WR	9	8
1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL	80	WR	14	3
1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL	80	WR	14	2
9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL			106	52

Team	Date	Transaction
1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)Pittsburgh Steelers		Signed
1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)Pittsburgh Steelers	8/16/1965	Released
1965 Pennsylvania Mustangs (NAFL)Pennsylvania Mustangs	8/19/1965	Allocated
1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)Pittsburgh Steelers		Taxi Squad
1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)Pittsburgh Steelers	11/26/1965	Activated
1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)New Orleans Saints	2/10/1967	Expansion Draft
1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)New Orleans Saints	9/26/1967	Released
1967 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)Atlanta Falcons	9/27/1967	Assigned on Waivers
1969 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)Atlanta Falcons	9/30/1969	Released
1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)Chicago Bears	10/2/1969	Assigned on Waivers
1970 Chicago Bears (NFL)Chicago Bears	9/9/1970	Released
1971 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)San Francisco 49ers		Signed
1971 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)San Francisco 49ers	8/30/1971	Released
1971 Denver Broncos (NFL)Denver Broncos	8/31/1971	Assigned on Waivers
1975 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)Atlanta Falcons	4/26/1975	Traded
1975 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)Atlanta Falcons	9/9/1975	Released

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1965 Pennsylvania Mustangs (NAFL)1965 PEN NAFL	7	0			-	-	-	0			-	0	42
1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
1967 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1967 ATL NFL	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
1967 Year (NFL)1967 Year NFL	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
1971 Denver Broncos (NFL)1971 DEN NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
1972 Denver Broncos (NFL)1972 DEN NFL	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL	1	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	6
1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL	2	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	12
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	9	0	0		-	-	-	0	0		-	0	54

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	FUM
1968 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1968 ATL NFL	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0	0	0	0	0
1971 Denver Broncos (NFL)1971 DEN NFL	1	7	7.0	7	0		0	0	0
1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	3	-3	-1.0	7	0	0	0	0	0

RECEIVING	TAR	REC	PCT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	20+	40+	YAC	FUM
1965 Pennsylvania Mustangs (NAFL)1965 PEN NAFL							7
1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL		2		16	8.0	9	0		0	0		0
1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL		6		68	11.3	21t	1			0
1967 New Orleans Saints (NFL)1967 NO NFL		2		25	12.5	16	0		0	0		0
1967 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1967 ATL NFL		21		287	13.7	30	2			0
1967 Year (NFL)1967 Year NFL		23		312	13.6	30	2			0
1968 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1968 ATL NFL		28		479	17.1	61	0					0
1969 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1969 ATL NFL		1		4	4.0	4	0		0	0		0
1969 Chicago Bears (NFL)1969 CHIB NFL		13		178	13.7	48	0		1	1		0
1969 Year (NFL)1969 Year NFL		14		182	13.0	48	0		1	1		0
1971 Denver Broncos (NFL)1971 DEN NFL		25		403	16.1	47	1					0
1972 Denver Broncos (NFL)1972 DEN NFL		17		235	13.8	35t	2			0		0
1973 Denver Broncos (NFL)1973 DEN NFL		13		249	19.2	53	1					0
1974 Denver Broncos (NFL)1974 DEN NFL		10		161	16.1	36	2			0		0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL		138		2105	15.3	61	9		1	1		0

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL	2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
1967 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1967 ATL NFL	3	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
1967 Year (NFL)1967 Year NFL	3	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)	5	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1965 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1965 PIT NFL	1		28	28.0	28	0	1	0	0
1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL	10		196	19.6	38	0		0
1967 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1967 ATL NFL	2		38	19.0	22	0	1	0
1967 Year (NFL)1967 Year NFL	2		38	19.0	22	0	1	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	13		262	20.2	38	0	2	0	0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1966 Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL)1966 PIT NFL	1		1	1	2	0	0
1967 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)1967 ATL NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
1967 Year (NFL)1967 Year NFL	1		0	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2		1	1	2	0	0