:David Sims (running back)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1955)}}

{{BLP one source|date=June 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

|name=David Sims

|number=35

|position=Running back

|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1955|10|26|mf=y}}

|birth_place=Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.

|height_ft=6

|weight_lb=216

|height_in=3

|high_school=Decatur (GA)

|college=Georgia Tech

|draftyear=1977

|draftround=7

|draftpick=169

|pastteams=* Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1977|1979}})

|statlabel1=Rushing attempts

|statvalue1=293

|statlabel2=Rushing yards

|statvalue2=1,174

|statlabel3=Rushing TDs

|statvalue3=19

|pfr=SimsDa00

}}

David Sims (born October 26, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a running back for three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He led the NFL in touchdowns in 1978 with 15, but suffered a career-ending injury early the next season.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-29 |title=GT Athletics to Celebrate Groundbreaking African-Americans |url=https://ramblinwreck.com/gt-athletics-to-celebrate-groundbreaking-african-americans/ |access-date=2025-02-02 |website=Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets |language=en-US}} He played college football for Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was elected to the Georgia Tech Hall of Fame in 1985.{{cite web| url=http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/ot/fame/halloffame.html| title=Georgia Tech Athletics Hall of Fame| work=RamblinWreck.com| publisher=Georgia Tech Athletic Association| access-date=March 4, 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217110226/http://ramblinwreck.cstv.com/ot/fame/halloffame.html| archive-date=February 17, 2009| url-status=dead}}