| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 26, 1879 Carrollton, Mississippi |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1897, 1899–1901) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Walter Hineman Simmons, Sr. (July 26, 1879 – ?) was a college football player and surgeon. [1]
Early years
Walter H. Simmons was born in Carrollton, Mississippi in July 1879, the son of Harry Simmons and Delia Johnston. [1]
Vanderbilt University
Simmons completed a literary course at Vanderbilt University as a member of the class of 1901. He then pursued a medical degree as the class of 1903.
Football
He was a prominent end for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team.
1899
Simmons was captain of the 1899 team, selected All-Southern by Sewanee coach Billy Suter. [2] [3]
Basketball
1900–01
He was also a member of the 1900–01 basketball team, the school's first official squad. [4]
Surgeon
After college, he moved to Arkansas and practiced there in various cities. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Centennial History of Arkansas Volume II Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1922
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^
"An All-Southern College Eleven". Orange and Blue. March 28, 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via
archive.org.
-
^
"South's Football Players Analyzed". Times-Picayune. February 11, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vandy Basketball Began in 1893
 | This biographical article relating to a college football player is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1879 births
- American surgeons
- Vanderbilt Commodores football players
- Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball players
- American football ends
- All-Southern college football players
- 19th-century players of American football
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- Players of American football from Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- People from Carrollton, Mississippi
- American men's basketball players
- College football player stubs
| Vanderbilt Commodores | |
|---|---|
| Position | End |
| Class | Graduate |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 26, 1879 Carrollton, Mississippi |
| Career history | |
| College | Vanderbilt (1897, 1899–1901) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| |
Walter Hineman Simmons, Sr. (July 26, 1879 – ?) was a college football player and surgeon. [1]
Early years
Walter H. Simmons was born in Carrollton, Mississippi in July 1879, the son of Harry Simmons and Delia Johnston. [1]
Vanderbilt University
Simmons completed a literary course at Vanderbilt University as a member of the class of 1901. He then pursued a medical degree as the class of 1903.
Football
He was a prominent end for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team.
1899
Simmons was captain of the 1899 team, selected All-Southern by Sewanee coach Billy Suter. [2] [3]
Basketball
1900–01
He was also a member of the 1900–01 basketball team, the school's first official squad. [4]
Surgeon
After college, he moved to Arkansas and practiced there in various cities. [1]
References
- ^ a b c Centennial History of Arkansas Volume II Chicago-Little Rock: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company 1922
-
^
"An All-Southern College Eleven". Orange and Blue. March 28, 1900. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via
archive.org.
-
^
"South's Football Players Analyzed". Times-Picayune. February 11, 1900. p. 8. Retrieved March 8, 2015 – via
Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vandy Basketball Began in 1893
|
| This biographical article relating to a college football player is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- 1879 births
- American surgeons
- Vanderbilt Commodores football players
- Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball players
- American football ends
- All-Southern college football players
- 19th-century players of American football
- Players of American football from Mississippi
- Players of American football from Pine Bluff, Arkansas
- People from Carrollton, Mississippi
- American men's basketball players
- College football player stubs