Former Patriots defensive end and No. 1 overall pick Kenneth Sims dies
Dogged by injuries and drug problems throughout his career, he played all 16 games in a season only once, in 1984.
He had a career-best 96 tackles and 3 ½ sacks in 1984.
Overall, Sims played in 74 games (64 starts) over eight seasons with the Patriots.
Sims, a native of Groesbeck, Texas, played for Texas from 1978-81 and earned consensus All-American honors as a junior and senior. He had 23 tackles for a loss as a senior, won the Lombardi Award and finished eighth in the Heisman Trophy balloting. He was third Texas player to be picked No. 1 overall, joining running back Earl Campbell in 1978 and linebacker Tommy Nobis in 1966).
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Sims was inducted into the College Hall of Fame in 2021.
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