- Played Quarterback for New York Giants from 1979-1993.
- Won Super Bowl XXI MVP in January, 1987.
- New York Giants All-Time Passing Yards Leader (33,462).
- Ranks 19th on NFL All-Time Pass Attempts List (4,647).
- Member of Super Bowl XXI and XXV Champion New York Giants teams. Member of 1989 NFC Eastern Division Champion New York Giants team.
- The New York Giants retired his number 11 in the 1996 season.
- Melanoma cancer survivor.
- Attended Morehead State University.
- Member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity.
- Father of Chris Simms and Matt Simms.
- Ranks 20th on NFL All-Time Passing Completions List (2,576).
- Ranks 18th on NFL All-Time Gross Yards Passing List (33,462).
- Ranks 27th on NFL All-Time Touchdown Passes List (199).
- Ranks 46th on NFL All-Time Passes Intercepted List (157).
- Ranks 5th on NFL All-Time Times Sacked List (477).
- Ranks 5th on NFL All-Time Yards Lost List (3,418).
- Ranks 47th on NFL All-Time Passer Rating List (78.48).
- Attended Southern High School in Louisville, Kentucky.
- Inducted into the Morehead State University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1995.
- Inducted into the Kentucky Athletic Hall of Fame in 1997.
- He was nominated for the 2016 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Sports category.
- He was nominated for the 2017 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Sports category.
- He was nominated for the 2021 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Sports category.
- He was inducted into the 2024 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Sports category.
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