B. U. Sims

B. U. Sims
Sewanee Tigers
Position End
Class Graduate
Career history
College Sewanee (1899)
Personal information
Date of birth May 9, 1878
Place of birth Bryan, Texas
Date of death January 6, 1934 (aged 55)
Place of death Bryan, Texas
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg)
Career highlights and awards

Bartlet et Ultimus "The Caboose" Sims (May 9, 1878 – January 6, 1934) was an All-Southern[1] college football end for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South, a member of its 1899 "Iron Men". He also kicked the extra points; his 11 extra points against Cumberland is still a school record.[2]

Early years

Bartlet et Ultimus Sims was born on May 9, 1878 in Bryan, Texas.[3] It was said his parents named him "et Ultimus" as their last child.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "All-Southern Football Team". Outing (Outing Publishing Company) 35: 533. 1900.
  2. ↑ "2004 Sewanee football media guide" (PDF).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Wendell Givens (2003). Ninety-Nine Iron: The Season Sewanee Won Five Games in Six Days. University of Alabama Press. p. 31.