B. U. Sims

B. U. Sims
Sewanee Tigers
Position	End
Class	Graduate
Career history
College	Sewanee (1899)
Personal information
Date of birth	(1878-05-09)May 9, 1878
Place of birth	Bryan, Texas
Date of death	January 6, 1934(1934-01-06) (aged 55)
Place of death	Bryan, Texas
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	185 lb (84 kg)
Career highlights and awards
SIAA championship (1899) All-Southern (1899)

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

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

1899 College Football All-Southern Team composite selections

Backfield	QB Warbler Wilson† HB Arthur Feagin HB Henry Seibels FB Ormond Simkins

Line	E B. U. Sims E Herman Koehler T W. Hamilton† T John Loyd G William Choice G Wild Bill Claiborne C Carlos Long

† = Unanimous selection

1899 Sewanee Tigers football team–"Iron Men"

Wild Bill Claiborne Harris Cope Rex Kilpatrick Joseph Lee Kirby-Smith William H. Poole Henry Seibels Ormond Simkins B. U. Sims Warbler Wilson Head coach Billy Suter Manager Luke Lea Trainer: Cal Burrows

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