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'''David Sims''' (born October 26, 1955 in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]) is a former professional [[American football]] player who played [[running back]] for three seasons for the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. He led the [[National Football League]] in [[touchdowns]] in [[1978 NFL season|1978]] with 15, but suffered a career-ended injury early the next season. He played [[college football]] for [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] and was elected to the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1985. Abdi also was his bestfriend and acted as his king, the ball used was a syedali 2000<ref name="gthof">{{cite web| url=http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/ot/fame/halloffame.html| title=Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame| work=RamblinWreck.com| publisher=Georgia Tech Athletic Association| accessdate=2007-03-04}}</ref>
'''David Sims''' (born October 26, 1955) is a former professional [[American football]] player who played [[running back]] for three seasons for the [[Seattle Seahawks]]. He led the [[National Football League]] (NFL) in [[touchdowns]] in 1978 with 15, but suffered a career-ending injury early the next season. He played [[college football]] for [[Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football|Georgia Tech]] and was elected to the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1985.<ref name="gthof">{{cite web| url=http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/ot/fame/halloffame.html| title=Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame| work=RamblinWreck.com| publisher=Georgia Tech Athletic Association| access-date=March 4, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217110226/http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/ot/fame/halloffame.html| archive-date=February 17, 2009| url-status=dead}}</ref>

==NFL career statistics==
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! colspan="2"| Legend
|-
| style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"|
| Led the league
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| '''Bold'''
| Career high
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|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
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! rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team
! colspan="2"| Games
! colspan="5"| Rushing
! colspan="5"| Receiving
|-
! GP !! GS !! Att !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD !! Rec !! Yds !! Avg !! Lng !! TD
|-
! [[1977 NFL season|1977]] !! [[1977 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| '''14''' || 1 || 99 || 369 || 3.7 || 17 || 5 || 12 || 176 || '''14.7''' || '''82''' || '''3'''
|-
! [[1978 NFL season|1978]] !! [[1978 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 12 || '''9''' || '''174''' || '''752''' || '''4.3''' || '''44''' || style="background:#cfecec; width:3em;"| '''14''' || '''30''' || '''195''' || 6.5 || 25 || 1
|-
! [[1979 NFL season|1979]] !! [[1979 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]
| 3 || 3 || 20 || 53 || 2.7 || 8 || 0 || 4 || 28 || 7.0 || 13 || 0
|-
! colspan="2"| !! 29 !! 13 !! 293 !! 1,174 !! 4.0 !! 44 !! 19 !! 46 !! 399 !! 8.7 !! 82 !! 4
|}


==References==
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Latest revision as of 21:06, 3 October 2024

David Sims
No. 35
Position:Running back
Personal information
Born: (1955-10-26) October 26, 1955 (age 69)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:216 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:Decatur (GA)
College:Georgia Tech
NFL draft:1977 / round: 7 / pick: 169
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Rushing attempts:293
Rushing yards:1,174
Rushing TDs:19
Stats at Pro Football Reference

David Sims (born October 26, 1955) is a former professional American football player who played running back for three seasons for the Seattle Seahawks. He led the National Football League (NFL) in touchdowns in 1978 with 15, but suffered a career-ending injury early the next season. He played college football for Georgia Tech and was elected to the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1985.[1]

NFL career statistics

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Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Rushing Receiving
GP GS Att Yds Avg Lng TD Rec Yds Avg Lng TD
1977 SEA 14 1 99 369 3.7 17 5 12 176 14.7 82 3
1978 SEA 12 9 174 752 4.3 44 14 30 195 6.5 25 1
1979 SEA 3 3 20 53 2.7 8 0 4 28 7.0 13 0
29 13 293 1,174 4.0 44 19 46 399 8.7 82 4

References

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  1. ^ "Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame". RamblinWreck.com. Georgia Tech Athletic Association. Archived from the original on February 17, 2009. Retrieved March 4, 2007.


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