Morehead St. naming stadium after NYG's Simms

Morehead State is renaming its stadium for alumnus Phil Simms, who quarterbacked the New York Giants to a triumph successful Super Bowl XXI.

The authoritative dedication volition instrumentality spot astatine the stadium successful Morehead, Ky., during homecoming play connected Oct. 18.

Simms played for the programme from 1974-78. The Kentucky autochthonal passed for 5,545 yards and 32 touchdowns during his vocation and was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year successful 1977.

"Phil Simms has remained loyal to MSU passim the years," diversion manager Kelly Wells said. "He has fixed MSU his time, talent, and treasure to MSU since his days arsenic a assemblage athlete. He has visited Morehead during the summers to big summertime camps for young athletes and encouraged them to see MSU.

"He has mentored MSU coaches and players passim the years. Most notable, helium has hosted galore fundraising events and personally contributed hundreds of thousands of dollars to enactment the shot program. This designation is astir deserving and agelong overdue."

The Giants drafted him with the seventh wide prime successful 1979 and helium remained with the squad done his last NFL play successful 1993. The two-time Pro Bowl enactment ranks 2nd successful franchise past successful passing yards (33,462) and touchdown passes (199).

He was named the MVP of New York's 39-20 triumph against the Denver Broncos successful Super Bowl XXI, completing 22 of 25 passes for 268 yards with 3 touchdowns and zero interceptions.

Simms earned a 2nd ringing with the Giants successful Super Bowl XXV erstwhile his wounded replacement, Jeff Hostetler, led the squad to a 20-19 triumph against the Buffalo Bills.

Simms, who turns 70 successful November, returned to field successful 2015 to person his bachelor's degree. The assemblage besides presented him with an honorary doctorate.

Following his playing career, Simms spent 3 decades successful the broadcast booth.