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Former OSU Football Coach Bob Simmons Passes Away
Bob Simmons led Oklahoma State to a 30-38 record over six seasons before dying at 77, the school’s former coach said.
- Bob Simmons, the first African American head coach in Big Eight Conference history and former Oklahoma State University football coach, died on Tuesday at age 77.
- Introduced as the 20th head coach on December 6, 1994, Simmons took over a program struggling with NCAA probation and six consecutive losing seasons, winning 30 games over his tenure.
- In 1997, the Cowboys reached the Alamo Bowl, their first bowl game appearance in nine seasons, while Simmons guided the team to three victories over rival Oklahoma, including a 1995 win that broke a 19-year losing streak.
- Former OSU legend R.W. McQuarters described Simmons as a "fair and fatherly coach," while Simmons retained Mike Gundy as quarterbacks coach in 1995 and hired Rob Ryan as defensive coordinator.
- After leaving Oklahoma State, Simmons coached at Notre Dame and Washington, later serving as head coach at Boulder High School; officials have not yet publicly confirmed a cause of death.
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Former Nehlen-era assistant coach Bob Simmons dies at the age of 77
Former WVU football assistant coach Bob Simmons has died. Simmons was a member of Hall of Fame Coach Don Nehlen’s original staff in Morgantown–serving as outside linebackers coach from 1980 to 1987. Among those under his tutelage were the great Darryl Talley, who starred with the Buffalo Bills during a 14-year NFL career and Renaldo Turnbull, who played eight seasons in the NFL with the Saints and Panthers. Simmons went on to coach at Colorado a…
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