1979 NFL draft
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The 1979 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was
Waldorf Astoria (location of the draft), photographed in 2012
Phil Simms
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Phillip Martin Simms is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League for 14 seasons with the New York Giants. After playing college football for the
1979 NFL draft
…Dan Hampton‡† DT Arkansas from Tampa Bay 1 5 Buffalo Bills Jerry Butler † WR Clemson 1 6 Baltimore Colts Barry Krauss LB Alabama 1 7 New York Giants Phil Simms † QB Morehead State 1 8 St. Louis Cardinals Ottis Anderson † RB Miami (FL) 1 9 Chicago Bears Al Harris DE Arizona State 1 10 Detroit Lions Keith Dorney…
Simms in 2019
Simms at the White House following the Giants Super Bowl XXI victory.
Simms (center) during a CBS broadcast in 2019