Kenneth Sims, the number 1 general selection of the New England patriots in the 1982 NFL draft and star at the University of Texas, died at the age of 65, the Patriots announced. Sims had been fighting a disease and died while sleeping at home on Friday.
“Very sad day with the death of our Larchorn legend and the Fame Hall of Soccer College Kenneth Sims,” wrote the official Texas football account in X. “Our thoughts and prayers are with their family, friends and teammates.”
Sims, who was included in the College Football Hall in 2021, was a dominant force for the Longhorns. After supporting the future member of the Hall of Fame of Professional Soccer Steve McMichael and Bill Acker, the defensive Tackle jumped to fame during his junior season, where he achieved 131 cup and was named an All-American. This rupture campaign followed with another all-American season as a senior and became the first Longhorn to win the Lombardi award. It was also the best defensive vote for the Heisman trophy during that 1981 season.
Texas had 10-1-1 during the last university season of Sims, which culminated with a victory at the 1982 Cotton Bowl.
All this led to Sims becoming the general selection number 1 of the Patriots in 1982 and would play eight seasons with the organization. In total, Sims played 74 race games for New England, including 64 openings. He hired 17 captures on his mandate, which included a 5.5 -layer season in his 13 games played in 1985. Unfortunately, Sims broke his leg that season, which prevented him from playing at the Super Bowl XX, in which the Chicago Bears defeated the Patriots.
In a publication on social networks, the Patriots wrote that they are “deeply sad for the death” of Sims.
