Milt Simington

Milt Simington
No. 33, 55
PositionGuard
Placekicker
Personal information
Born(1918-08-26)August 26, 1918
Dierks, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedJanuary 17, 1943(1943-01-17) (aged 24)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High schoolIdabel (Idabel, Oklahoma)
Dierks (Dierks, Arkansas)
CollegeArkansas
NFL draft1941: 9th round, 74th overall pick
Career history
Awards and highlights
Career NFL statistics
Games18
Games started11
Field goals attempted1
Field goals made1
Extra points attempted3
Extra points made2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Milton Richard Simington (August 26, 1918  – January 17, 1943) was an American professional football guard who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers.[1] He was selected to the NFL All-Star team in 1942.[2]

Playing career

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Simington played college football at the University of Arkansas before being selected by the Cleveland Rams in the 1941 NFL draft.[3] In August 1942, he was traded along with Johnny Binotto by the Rams to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for George Platukis.[4]

Simington was selected for the NFL All-Star team based on his performance during the 1942 NFL season, but he suffered a mild heart attack during practices for the game which ended his playing career.[4][5] He suffered a second heart attack a few weeks later which proved fatal; he died in Shreveport, Louisiana, on January 17, 1943, at the age of 24.[4] At the time of his death he had been planning to enter officer training school.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Milt Simington NFL Profile". NFL. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  2. ^ "Milt Simington Statistics". Sports Reference LLC. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 21, 2008.
  3. ^ "1941 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Heart Attack Fatal to Simington". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 18, 1943. pp. 15–16. Retrieved February 16, 2012.
  5. ^ "Pro All-Stars Confident They Can Beat Redskins". Milwaukee Journal. AP. December 26, 1942. p. 10. Retrieved February 15, 2012.[permanent dead link]