Roy Simmons (American football)
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| Date of birth: | November 8, 1956 |
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| Place of birth: | Savannah, Georgia |
| Date of death: | February 20, 2014 (aged 57) |
| Place of death: | Bronx, New York |
Career information | |
| Position(s): | Guard |
| College: | Georgia Tech |
| NFL Draft: | 1979 / Round: 8 / Pick: 201 |
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| 1979–1982 1983 |
New York Giants Washington Redskins |
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| Playing stats at NFL.com | |
Roy Franklin Simmons (November 8, 1956 – February 20, 2014) was an American football player who played as guard National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and the Washington Redskins. With the Redskins he played in Super Bowl XVIII.
In 1992, he announced that he was gay on The Phil Donahue Show. In his autobiography, Out of Bounds (written with Damon DiMarco), he speaks of drug addiction, prostitution, and promiscuity. Around 1997, he learned that he was HIV-positive. Simmons died February 20, 2014, in his Bronx, New York apartment at the age of 57.[1]
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References
- ↑ "Roy Simmons, who came out as gay after NFL career, dead at 57". New York Post. 24 February 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
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