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 Billy
Sims of The University of Oklahoma
became the sixth junior to win the
coveted Heisman Memorial Trophy
Award. Sims was the nation's leading
rusher and scorer for 1978,
averaging 160.1 yards and 10.9
points...Book
Billy Sims for Your Event
Billy Sims set the Big Eight
Conference single season rushing
record of 1,762 yards on 231 carries
for a phenomenal average of 7.6
yards every time he touched the
ball. Sims was the only back in the
nation's top 50 to average 7.0 per
carry, and became the first player
in Big Eight history to rush for
more than 300 yards in three
straight games. Sims compiled these
statistics in only one full season
of play-injuries kept him out of
play in his freshman year, and most
of his sophomore year as well. In
1978, Sims was the Associated &
United Press College Player of the
Year, he was also consensus
All-American, Walter Camp
Foundation's Player of the Year, and
Sports Magazine's Player of the
Year. Billy was inducted into the
Oklahoma Hall of Fame in 1994. He is
now retired from the NFL.
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