Eric Simms (other)
Eric Simms may refer to: * Eric Simms (rugby league) (born 1945), Australian rugby league footballer * Eric Simms (ornithologist) (1921–2009), English ornithologist, naturalist, writer, broadcaster and conservationist {{hndis, Simms, Eric ...
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Eric Simms (rugby League)
Eric Simms (born 2 August 1945) is an Indigenous Australian former professional and national representative rugby league footballer who has been named among the nation's finest of the 20th century. His primary position was at although he could also play as a . Simms played his entire first grade career for South Sydney Rabbitohs, South Sydney with whom he won four premierships and was top point-scorer for four consecutive seasons. In August 2008, Simms was named at fullback in the ''Indigenous Team of the Century''. Simms set several records in his playing days, some which still stand. He was a notable goal-kicker (field, penalty and conversion) who once kicked five drop goal, field goals in eleven minutes (in a match against Penrith in 1969 NSWRFL season, 1969). It has been said of Simms, and specifically his ability to kick field goals, that he's "one of the few men whose influence was such it single-handedly changed the game". Early life and education Eric Simms was born in ...
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