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Floyd Simmons *Floyd Simmons *

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School: Jefferson Graduation Year: 1943

Year Inducted: 2002

Sports Played: Football, Baseball

High School Honors: Outstanding football and baseball athlete; recalled as one of hardest hitting running backs in PIL history; second team All-City as halfback his junior year; led PIL in scoring with 10 touchdowns and four extra points his senior year and was named first team All-City

Post High School Career: Played football for Willamette University before playing three years at Notre Dame, finishing the 1947 season as a member of the National Championship team; played in 1948 College All-Star game against Chicago Cardinals; his teammates on the all-star team were Johnny Lujack, Bobby Layne and Bump Elliott; played two years professionally with the Chicago Rockets

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