Claude M. "Monk" Simons Sr. (November 1886 – November 4, 1943) was an American college sports coach. He served as the head coach for the

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, track, and boxing teams, and as the Tulane football team trainer from 1926 until his death in 1943.Hall of Fame
, Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association, retrieved June 27, 2010. Simons was the head basketball coach from 1920 to 1928, and again for the 1930–31 season. He served as the track and field head coach from 1920 to 1923. Simons led the Tulane basketball team to its best record in school history, 22–1 during the 1923–1924 season. He also was the president of the Southern Amateur Athletic Union. Simons was inducted into the Southeast Athletic Trainers' Association Hall of Fame in 1962. He was inducted into the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame in 1978. Simons' son,

Claude Simons Jr. Claude M. "Little Monk" Simons Jr. (January 16, 1914 – January 6, 1975) was an American football player, coach of football, basketball, and baseball, and college athletics administrator. He played college football at Tulane University, where he s ...

, served as the Tulane football coach from 1942 to 1945.Claude Simons Jr.
, College Football Data Warehouse, retrieved June 27, 2010.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Simons, Claude 1886 births 1943 deaths Tulane Green Wave baseball coaches Tulane Green Wave football coaches Tulane Green Wave men's basketball coaches Tulane Green Wave track and field coaches College boxing coaches in the United States