Matt Simms
Encyclopedia
Matt Simms is an American football
quarterback
who plays for the Tennessee Volunteers football
team.
to Diana and Phil Simms
. He attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School
in Ramsey, New Jersey
where he played quarterback for three years. During this time he passed for more than 6,000 yards and 60 touchdowns. He is the son of former New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl XXI MVP Phil Simms
. Though the team lost the state championship game his junior year, he was selected as a first team All-State player by the Associated Press
. The next year they went undefeated and won the state title. After his senior year he played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl
.
. During his freshman year he saw limited action, playing in two games and throwing four passes. Simms then left Louisville to attend El Camino College
in Alondra Park, California
. While at El Camino he led the team to its fourth consecutive league title and threw for over 2,000 yards in ten games.
Simms later left El Camino for the University of Tennessee
. As a child, he always had a dislike for Tennessee's rival, the University of Florida
. During the 2010 season he played in ten games and threw for over 1,400 yards.
During the 2010 season Simms was hampered by injuries to key receivers
. He lost the starting job late in the season.
Matt Simms performance was the subject of a widely reported "heated dispute" between Desmond Howard
and Phil Simms
during the week before Super Bowl XLV
.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
quarterback
Quarterback
Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
who plays for the Tennessee Volunteers football
Tennessee Volunteers football
The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference ....
team.
Early life and high school
Simms was born in Franklin Lakes, New JerseyFranklin Lakes, New Jersey
Franklin Lakes is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 census, the borough population was 10,590. As of the 2000 Census, Franklin Lakes had the 18th-highest per-capita income of all 566 municipalities in the state. Nationwide, Franklin Lakes ranked 17th among the...
to Diana and Phil Simms
Phil Simms
Phillip Martin "Phil" Simms is a former American football quarterback, and currently a television sportscaster for the CBS network. After a standout career at Morehead State University, Simms was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants of the National Football League with the number...
. He attended Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Don Bosco Preparatory High School
Don Bosco Preparatory High School is a private, Roman Catholic secondary school for young men, grades 9 through 12. Founded by the Salesians of Don Bosco, a religious order of priests and brothers, the school is situated on a campus in Ramsey, New Jersey, United States...
in Ramsey, New Jersey
Ramsey, New Jersey
Ramsey is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. It is a suburb of New York City, located northwest of Midtown Manhattan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 14,473....
where he played quarterback for three years. During this time he passed for more than 6,000 yards and 60 touchdowns. He is the son of former New York Giants quarterback and Super Bowl XXI MVP Phil Simms
Phil Simms
Phillip Martin "Phil" Simms is a former American football quarterback, and currently a television sportscaster for the CBS network. After a standout career at Morehead State University, Simms was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants of the National Football League with the number...
. Though the team lost the state championship game his junior year, he was selected as a first team All-State player by the Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...
. The next year they went undefeated and won the state title. After his senior year he played in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl
U.S. Army All-American Bowl
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is a high school football all-star game held in early January in San Antonio, Texas. Currently played in the Alamodome, the game brings 90 of the nation's top high school football players in an East versus West matchup. In addition to the Bowl game, there is the U.S...
.
College
After graduating from high school Simms received a scholarship to the University of LouisvilleUniversity of Louisville
The University of Louisville is a public university in Louisville, Kentucky. When founded in 1798, it was the first city-owned public university in the United States and one of the first universities chartered west of the Allegheny Mountains. The university is mandated by the Kentucky General...
. During his freshman year he saw limited action, playing in two games and throwing four passes. Simms then left Louisville to attend El Camino College
El Camino College
El Camino College is a two-year public community college located partially in the unincorporated area of Alondra Park and partially in the City of Torrance in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is commonly referred to as "Elco" or "ECC"...
in Alondra Park, California
Alondra Park, California
Alondra Park, also known as El Camino Village, is a census-designated place in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is the unincorporated area north of Alondra Park and El Camino College. It is east of Lawndale, south of Hawthorne, west of Gardena, and north of Torrance. Manhattan...
. While at El Camino he led the team to its fourth consecutive league title and threw for over 2,000 yards in ten games.
Simms later left El Camino for the University of Tennessee
University of Tennessee
The University of Tennessee is a public land-grant university headquartered at Knoxville, Tennessee, United States...
. As a child, he always had a dislike for Tennessee's rival, the University of Florida
University of Florida
The University of Florida is an American public land-grant, sea-grant, and space-grant research university located on a campus in Gainesville, Florida. The university traces its historical origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its present Gainesville campus since September 1906...
. During the 2010 season he played in ten games and threw for over 1,400 yards.
During the 2010 season Simms was hampered by injuries to key receivers
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
. He lost the starting job late in the season.
Matt Simms performance was the subject of a widely reported "heated dispute" between Desmond Howard
Desmond Howard
Desmond Kevin Howard is a former NFL wide receiver, punt returner, and kickoff returner.He played football for the University of Michigan from 1989–1991 and won the Heisman Trophy in 1991...
and Phil Simms
Phil Simms
Phillip Martin "Phil" Simms is a former American football quarterback, and currently a television sportscaster for the CBS network. After a standout career at Morehead State University, Simms was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants of the National Football League with the number...
during the week before Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl XLV
Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League champion for the 2010 season. The game was held at Cowboys Stadium in...
.