Phil Simms

Simms was born in Springfield, Kentucky, on his grandfather's farm, a place now called Maple Hill Manor in Washington County, where he attended St. Dominic's Elementary. While in elementary school, his family moved to Louisville and he went to St. Rita Catholic grade school. Simms was the quarterback of the Trojans of Southern High School in Louisville and graduated in 1974.

Simms chose to attend NCAA Division I FCS (formerly Division 1 AA) Morehead State of the Ohio Valley Conference in nearby Morehead.

The Morehead State Eagles ran a ball-control offense,Katz, Michael. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/04/archives/its-simms-of-morehead-state-giants-pick-simms-a-quarterback-no1.html It's Simms of Morehead State; Giants Pick Simms, A Quarterback, No.1], The New York Times, May 4, 1979, accessed May 10, 2007. and Simms' numbers were unspectacular—in his senior season he completed 92 of 173 passes for a 53.2% completion percentage and had six touchdown passes, 11 interceptions, and 1,229 yards. The Ohio Valley moved up to the new Division I-AA in 1978, but the Eagles went 2–6–1; they failed to make the postseason during his college career. Simms finished with 409 completions in 835 attempts for a 48.9% completion percentage. He also totaled 32 touchdowns, 45 interceptions, and a school-record 5,545 yards.

Before the 1979 NFL draft, new San Francisco 49ers head coach Bill Walsh flew to Morehead State with assistant coach Sam Wyche to work out Simms.Simms and Meier. pp. 74–75. Walsh was so impressed that he planned to draft Simms in the third round, preferring him over the quarterback they ultimately took, Joe Montana of Notre Dame.King, Peter. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20130102145526/http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1023438/index.htm "The Rating Game: Nfl Quarterback"]}}, Sports Illustrated, Volume 95, issue 8, August 27, 2001, p. 60. {{ISSN|0038-822X}} But the New York Giants decided to make Simms their first round pick (seventh overall) to the surprise of many.Katz, Michael. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/05/archives/giants-defend-value-in-choice-of-simms-perkins-optimistic-giants.html Giants Defend 'Value' in Choice of Simms; Perkins Optimistic Giants Selections], The New York Times, May 5, 1979. Retrieved March 20, 2007. As Simms acknowledged, "most people have never heard of me." When Simms's name was announced by Commissioner Pete Rozelle in front of the audience at the draft in New York, his selection was booed loudly by the Giants fans in attendance.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AOkRAAAAIBAJ&pg=6902%2C1670873 |work=Spokesman-Review |location=(Spokane, Washington) |agency=Associated Press |title=Ohio State linebacker goes to beef up Buffalo |date=May 4, 1979 |page=49}}Mooney, Roger. [http://www.bradenton.com/234/story/29444.html No team takes Phil Simms first in today's NFL]{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Bradenton Herald, April 22, 2007, accessed May 10, 2007. He was the second quarterback taken; Jack Thompson of Washington State went to Cincinnati with the third overall pick. Simms was not then happy being a Giant either, "All I was thinking was which teams I would rather play for—the Green Bay Packers, the Kansas City Chiefs, San Diego, San Francisco..."Whittingham. pg. 41 But he became popular with his teammates, who jokingly dubbed him "Prince Valiant" in his rookie training camp.Katz, Michael. [https://www.nytimes.com/1979/05/11/archives/giants-test-simms-in-a-workout-pisarcik-overweight.html Giants Test Simms in A Workout; Pisarcik Overweight], The New York Times, May 11, 1979. Retrieved March 20, 2007.

Simms won the first five starts of his rookie year in 1979;{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1915377 | title=Roethlisberger in demand | last=Rovell | first=Darren | date=November 3, 2004 | work=ESPN.com | access-date=February 21, 2020}} finishing with a 6–4 record, threw for 1,743 yards and 13 touchdown passes, and was named to the NFL All-Rookie Team.Neft, Cohen, and Korch. p. 660 He was runner-up for Rookie of the Year, behind future teammate Ottis Anderson.Pervin. p. 104

Simms' next four years were marred by injuries and inconsistent play. He finished the 1980 season with 15 touchdowns and 19 interceptions, while completing a subpar 48.0% of his passes for 2,321 yards. In 1981, Simms threw for 2,031 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions on 54.4% completion percentage before suffering a separated shoulder in a November 15 loss to the Washington Redskins.Neft, Cohen, and Korch. pg. 724 With Simms out, the Giants went on a run led by Scott Brunner and advanced to the second round of the playoffs. Simms suffered a torn knee ligament in a preseason game against the New York Jets, preventing him from playing the entire 1982 season.Neft, Cohen, and Korch. pg. 744 Following the season, Ray Perkins resigned as head coach to take over the same position at the University of Alabama, and was replaced by the team's defensive coordinator Bill Parcells. In the coming years this change would prove crucial to the Giants and Simms.

One of Parcells' first decisions as coach was to replace Simms as the starting quarterback with Brunner.Neft, Cohen, and Korch. pg. 766 Simms asked to be traded after the benching, but his request was ignored. During the sixth game of the Giants' 1983 Season, Simms came in to replace the struggling Brunner against the Philadelphia Eagles. On his third drive, Simms suffered a season-ending injury when the thumb on his throwing hand hit a player's helmet on his follow-through. The injury was reported as a dislocation, but according to the book, Simms to McConkey, written by Phil McConkey, Simms, and Dick Schaap, the injury was much more severe, with the thumb literally hanging off after impact, and the bone sticking out through the skin.McConkey, Simms, and Schaap. pg. 81

During his first few years on the team, Giants fans were merciless in their treatment of Simms, who they felt was a disappointment. He commented that his wife "had to sit up in the stands and listen to them cuss me." However, in 1984, after many seasons plagued by injuries and up-and-down play, Simms finally emerged as a team offensive leader. During his 1983 injury, offensive coordinator Ron Erhardt talked Simms into watching more game film, something he had not regularly done in college or the pros. He gained a better understanding of NFL defenses, his team's formations, and pass protection schemes, and improved his ability to audible at the line of scrimmage. He also changed his strength training regimen in an attempt to make his body more resistant to injury.Pervin. pg. 105 He passed for 4,044 yards (second most in the National Football Conference (NFC)), 22 touchdown passes, and led the Giants to a playoff berth.[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/1984.htm 1984 New York Giants], football-reference.com. Retrieved November 18, 2010.

He was voted to the Pro Bowl and named Pro Bowl MVP as he led the NFC to a comeback win over the American Football Conference (AFC) by throwing three touchdowns. In 1985, he passed for 3,829 yards, 22 touchdowns, and led the Giants to 10 victories, the most for a Giants team since 1963.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070409232314/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teampage.htm?tm=NYG&lg=nfl New York Giants (1925 - )]}}, databasefootball.com, accessed May 9, 2007. In a game against the Cincinnati Bengals during the 1985 season, Simms passed for 513 yards—the fifth most passing yards in a single game in NFL history.Weir, Tom. [https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/games/2006-11-19-bengals-saints_x.htm Palmer, Johnson have Saints singing the blues], usatoday.com, November 20, 2006. Retrieved January 3, 2007. In 1986, he passed for 3,487 yards and 21 touchdown passes during a season in which the Giants won 14 games. In week 11, he completed a desperate fourth-and-17 pass to Bobby Johnson late in the game to set up Raul Allegre's game-winning field goal, which gave the Giants a 22–20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings.Anderson, Dave. [https://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F50716F6345E0C748DDDA80994DE484D81 Sports Of The Times; Phil Simms's Biggest Pass], The New York Times, November 17, 1986. Retrieved March 20, 2007. Simms later commented:Schwartz. pg. 161

{{blockquote|It's my favorite game in my career, because it's everything I always wanted to be as a player. I wanted to be tough, making big throws, immune to pressure, not worried about outcomes. It was truly like standing on the tee box in golf and there's trees on each side and water and you just go 'Man, I'm gonna rip it down the middle.' And no other thought crosses your mind.}}

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On January 25, 1987, the Giants faced the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI. In the biggest game of his life, Simms had one of the finest performances in Super Bowl history.[http://www.superbowl.com/history/mvps/game/sbxxi Super Bowl MVPs] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061111175546/http://www.superbowl.com/history/mvps/game/sbxxi |date=November 11, 2006 }}, Super Bowl.com. Retrieved January 6, 2007. He completed 22 of 25 passes for 268 yards, setting Super Bowl records for consecutive completions (10), accuracy (88%),[http://www.superbowl.com/history/recaps/game/sbxxi Super Bowl Recaps: Super Bowl XXI] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502165109/http://www.superbowl.com/history/recaps/game/sbxxi |date=May 2, 2007 }}, Super Bowl.com. Retrieved January 3, 2007. and passer rating (150.9).[http://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=sbd.preview&storyId=SBD2007020129 THE DAILY Goes One-on-One With Super Bowl Analyst Phil Simms], sportsbusinessdaily.com, accessed May 9, 2007. In addition, he threw 3 touchdown passes and his passer rating set an NFL postseason record. "This might be the best game a quarterback has ever played", Giants coach Bill Parcells later said.[https://www.espn.com/page2/s/list/superbowl/performances.html The List: Best Super Bowl performances], espn.com. Retrieved January 1, 2007. Two of the most famous plays from the game were the flea flicker to McConkey, and the touchdown pass caught by McConkey off of the fingertips of Giants tight end, Mark Bavaro.Anderson, Dave. [https://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F40713FB39550C758EDDA80894DF484D81 SUPER BOWL XXI: SPORTS OF THE TIMES; Sinatra, Simms and Minelli ], The New York Times, January 26, 1987, accessed May 10, 2007. The Giants defeated the Broncos 39–20, and Simms was named MVP of Super Bowl XXI. He is credited for being the first to use the phrase "I'm going to Disney World!" following a championship victory.{{Cite web |last=Foote |first=Dustin |date=February 5, 2021 |title=The first player to say "I'm going to Disney World" after winning the Super Bowl wasn't the only one paid to do so that day |url=https://deadspin.com/the-first-player-to-say-i-m-going-to-disney-world-aft-1846205410/ |website=www.deadspin.com |access-date=October 4, 2024}}

Simms performed well in the strike-shortened 1987 NFL season, finishing with the second highest quarterback rating in the NFC.[http://www.footballdb.com/stats.html?yr=1987&lg=NFL&conf=&mode=P 1987 NFL Statistic – Passing], footballdb.com. Retrieved January 1, 2007. He threw for 2,230 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 9 interceptions. He passed for 3,359 yards, 21 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions while completing 54.9% of his passes in the 1988 season. The Giants rebounded from a 6–9 record in 1987 to finish 10–6 but fell just short of the playoffs due to the NFL tie-breaker system. In 1989, the Giants started 8–1 and finished 12–4, Simms passed for 3,061 yards, 14 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions on 56.3% completion percentage. He performed consistently most of the season except for a two-game stretch against the Eagles and 49ers where he produced seven turnovers, six of which resulted in points for the opposition.Neft, Cohen, and Korch. p. 894 He also struggled in the Giants' playoff game against the Los Angeles Rams, and the Giants lost 19–13. In 1990, Simms was having one of his finest seasons, leading the NFC with the highest quarterback rating (92.7)[http://www.footballdb.com/stats.html?yr=1990&lg=NFL 1990 NFL Statistic – Passing], footballdb.com. Retrieved January 1, 2007. and the Giants to an 11–3 record, but his season was cut short due to a broken foot suffered in the Week 15 game against the Giants' eventual Super Bowl XXV opponent, the Buffalo Bills. The Giants defeated the Bills 20–19 in the Super Bowl with Jeff Hostetler filling in at quarterback.

After the Giants' Super Bowl victory, Parcells resigned and was replaced by the team's running backs coach, Ray Handley.Neft, Cohen, and Korch. p. 936 One of Handley's first decisions was to select Hostetler as the team's starting quarterback following his performance in Super Bowl XXV. Simms saw only spot action in two games prior to Week 13, when Hostetler broke his back in a game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Simms finished the game and reclaimed the starting job, but won only once in his remaining four starts as the Giants failed to return to the playoffs at 8–8.

Simms was named the starter for the 1992 season after beating out Hostetler for the job in preseason. Simms suffered a severe arm injury in a Week 4 loss to the Los Angeles Raiders and missed the remainder of the season. Between the 1991 and 1992 seasons, he amassed a combined 1,905 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 7 interceptions while completing 59.3% of his passes. The Giants finished the 1992 season at 6–10, which led to Handley's firing and the hiring of former Denver Broncos coach Dan Reeves. As part of an overall house cleaning, Reeves released Hostetler and named Simms his starting quarterback.{{cite news | last=Smith | first=Timothy W. | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1993/06/16/sports/football-giants-tell-simms-that-he-s-the-boss.html | title=FOOTBALL; Giants Tell Simms That He's The Boss | work=The New York Times | date=June 16, 1993 | access-date=March 22, 2007}} Simms started all 16 games in 1993, being one of only seven quarterbacks to do so, and led the Giants to a resurgent 11–5 season including a victory over the Minnesota Vikings in the playoffs.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081228004722/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=NYG&lg=nfl&yr=1993 1993 New York Giants]}}, databasefootball.com, accessed May 9, 2007. He underwent shoulder surgery after the 1993 NFL season to repair a torn labrum. The surgery was successful, and team doctor Russell F. Warren's prognosis for recovery was excellent, and Simms was expected to be ready in time for training camp.[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B04E1DC123AF931A35750C0A962958260 PRO FOOTBALL; Simms's Surgery Goes Well], The New York Times, March 2, 1994. Retrieved January 1, 2007. However, later during that offseason, Simms was released by the Giants, and subsequently decided to retire. Upon his release, co-owner Wellington Mara called it "a day of overwhelming sadness.".Pervin. p. 107 In an interview in the 2024 documentary "The Duke: The Giant Life of Wellington Mara", Simms recalled that Mara didn't agree with the decision to let him go and was willing to make changes to the front office to ensure Simms stayed, but Simms declined saying it would just make it worse.

Simms considered playing for the Cardinals in 1994 and the Browns in 1995, but eventually decided to stay retired.{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Timothy W.|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/03/sports/pro-football-deal-with-browns-simms-passes-for-now.html|title=Deal With Browns? Simms Passes, for Now|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 3, 1995|access-date=September 18, 2015}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/09/27/sports/pro-football-cardinals-and-simms-call-things-off.html|title = PRO FOOTBALL; Cardinals and Simms Call Things off|newspaper = The New York Times|date = September 27, 1994|last = Smith|first = Timothy W.}}

In his 14 seasons with the Giants, Simms completed 2,576 out of 4,647 passes for 33,462 yards and 199 touchdowns.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070527002259/http://www.databasefootball.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=SIMMSPHI01 Phil Simms]}}, databasefootball.com, accessed May 9, 2007. His career passing yardage total ranked him at 11th in NFL history at the time of his retirement.{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_yds_career_1993.htm | title=NFL Career Passing Yards Leaders Through 1993 | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | access-date=February 21, 2020}} He added 349 carries for 1,252 rushing yards and 6 touchdowns on the ground. He set team records for most passes completed and attempted in one game (40 and 62, respectively), season (286, 533), and career (2,576, 4,647), most career touchdown passes (199) and most 300-yard games in a career (21).[http://www.nfl.com/writers/simms Phil Simms] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070506133515/http://www.nfl.com/writers/simms |date=May 6, 2007 }}, NFL.com, accessed May 9, 2007. Simms still owns some of the New York Giants passing records, although Eli Manning has surpassed most of them: season passes (387 completed, 618 attempted), career completed passes (4,895), career touchdowns (366), career 300-yard games (53).{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/career-passing.htm | title=New York Giants Career Passing Leaders | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com | access-date=February 21, 2020}}{{cite web | url=https://www.footballdb.com/players/eli-manning-manniel01/300-yard-passing-games | title=Eli Manning 300-Yard Passing Games | website=FootballDB.com | access-date=February 21, 2020}} Sports Illustrated considered Simms to be the "Most Underrated Quarterback" in NFL history in their August 27, 2001, issue entitled, "The Most Overrated and Underrated".

As of the 2017 NFL off-season, Simms still held at least 13 Giants franchise records, including:See [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nyg/career-passing.htm Giants Franchise Passing Records] at PFR

• Most Passing Yards (game): 513 (1985-10-13 @CIN)
• Most Passing Yards (game, as a rookie): 300 (1979-10-14 SFO)
• Most Intercepted (rookie season): 14 (1979; tied with Joe Pisarcik)
• Best Passer Rating (playoff season): 131.8 (1986)
• Best Passer Rating (playoff game): 150.9 (1987-01-25 DEN)
• Most Sacked (career): 477
• Most Sacked (season): 55 (1984)
• Most Sacked (game): 9 (1981-11-01 NYJ)
• Most Sacked (playoff game): 6 (1984-12-29 @SFO and 1986-01-05 @CHI; tied with Eli Manning)
• Most Sacked (rookie season): 39 (1979)
• Most Yds/Pass Att (game): 13.63 (1984-09-02 PHI)
• Most Yds/Pass Att (playoff game): 10.72 (1987-01-25 DEN)
• Most 300+ yard passing games (rookie season): 1

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On September 4, 1995, Simms' jersey was retired in a halftime ceremony of a game versus the Dallas Cowboys. During an emotional speech, Simms stated that he wanted to don his jersey one final time, and throw "one more pass" to teammate Lawrence Taylor.[http://media.espn.com/MediaZone/PressKits/NFL2005/MNF_list.htm MNF 36: The List Monday Night Football Special (Original Air Date: August 25, 2005)], espn.com. Retrieved January 12, 2007. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211107093138/https://espnpressroom.com/us/ |date=November 7, 2021 }} Simms later commented, "[a]ll of a sudden it kind of hit me, I've put Lawrence in a really tough spot; national TV, he's got dress shoes and a sports jacket on, and he's had a few beers and he's going to run down the field and I'm going to throw him a pass."NFL Films, NFL Network. Retrieved April 22, 2007. Simms then motioned for Taylor to run a longer pattern, and after 30–40 yards, threw him the pass. Taylor later stated that the situation made him more nervous than any play of his career, "I'm saying to myself (as the pass is being thrown), 'If I drop this pass, I got to run my black ass all the way to Upper Saddle River because there ain't no way I'm going to be able to stay in that stadium'." Taylor caught the pass however, and the capacity crowd in attendance cheered in approval.{{cite news | last=George | first=Thomas | url=https://select.nytimes.com/search/restricted/article?res=F60611FB3D5D0C768CDDA00894DD494D81 | title=ON PRO FOOTBALL; The Giants' Best Play Of the Dallas Game Was Simms to L. T. | work=The New York Times | date=September 5, 1995 | access-date=April 22, 2007}}

After his retirement as a player in 1994, Simms first joined ESPN then went on to join NBC's lead broadcast crew, teaming with Dick Enberg and Paul Maguire on NBC's coverage of Super Bowl XXX and Super Bowl XXXII. Simms also announced weightlifting at the 1996 Summer Olympics and served as a sideline reporter on the NBA on NBC for NBC Sports.{{cite web | url=http://www.sportsline.com/cbssports/team/psimms | title=Phil Simms, Lead Game Analyst | work=CBS Sports | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007031410/http://www.sportsline.com/cbssports/team/psimms | archive-date=October 7, 2008 | access-date= October 11, 2010}} In 1998, he moved to CBS with the AFC package, teaming first with Greg Gumbel (through the end of the 2003 season) and later with Jim Nantz on the CBS's lead broadcast team. He also worked with Armen Keteyian, Bonnie Bernstein, Lesley Visser, and Tracy Wolfson. Since 2009, he has been a host of Inside the NFL on Showtime (another CBS holding) with James Brown and Cris Collinsworth. In 2017, he was replaced by Tony Romo as a color commentator and joined the CBS pregame show The NFL Today.{{cite web | url=https://www.nfl.com/news/tony-romo-to-replace-phil-simms-in-broadcast-booth-0ap3000000797442 | title=Tony Romo to replace Phil Simms in broadcast booth | first=Kevin | last=Patra | date=April 4, 2017 | work=NFL.com}}{{cite news | url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/tony-romo-cut-cowboys-enter-broadcast-booth-article-1.3018451 | title=Tony Romo retires from NFL, to replace Phil Simms as top CBS analyst | first=Jake | last=Becker | date=April 4, 2017 | work=Daily News | location=New York}} He left CBS after his contract expired at the end of the 2023 season. Simms has also worked on Westwood One as an analyst for select games in 2024.{{Cite web |date=September 23, 2024 |title=Phil Simms to Work with Ian Eagle Calling Westwood One NFL Broadcasts; Starts Thursday with Cowboys-Giants |url=https://barrettmedia.com/2024/09/23/phil-simms-to-work-with-ian-eagle-calling-westwood-one-nfl-broadcasts-starts-thursday-with-cowboys-giants/ |website=www.barrettmedia.com |access-date=November 1, 2024 |language=en-US}}

Simms joined WFAN's Boomer and Gio as a weekly guest in 2024.{{cite web |last=Contes |first=Brandon |date=September 3, 2024 |title=Phil Simms to join WFAN's 'Boomer and Gio' weekly during NFL season |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/nfl/phil-simms-to-join-wfans-boomer-gio-weekly-during-nfl-season.html |website=www.awfulannouncing.com |access-date=October 5, 2024}}

Simms was part of the commentary team along with Nantz in the Madden NFL 13, 25, 15, and 16 video games.

Outside of football broadcasting, Simms co-hosted the Miss Universe 2002 pageant with actress and model Daisy Fuentes. He made an appearance as himself on the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 2007, and in February 2010 made an appearance on The Price Is Right (with Nantz) to present a Super Bowl XLIV showcase. In the same month, he appeared as himself (again with Nantz) on the How I Met Your Mother episode "Rabbit or Duck". On November 13, 2014, Simms appeared uncredited on the episode "Just a Regular Irregular" of the CBS television series Elementary. Simms' cameo was as a consultant to Sherlock Holmes in the art of knife throwing. Furthermore, Simms was forced to settle a debt with Holmes by loaning him a Super Bowl ring for the purpose of advancing the investigation.Wood, Benjamin. [http://community.ew.com/2014/11/13/elementary-recap-sherlock-friends-in-low-places/ "'Elementary' recap: Sherlock has friends in low places"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209030817/http://community.ew.com/2014/11/13/elementary-recap-sherlock-friends-in-low-places/ |date=December 9, 2014 }} Entertainment Weekly website (November 13, 2014)

Simms and his wife, Diana, live in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey. They have three children: Chris, Deirdre, and Matt. His son-in-law is former NFL linebacker Brian Toal, who was schoolmates with Matt.{{cite news | title=He's Not a Quarterback, but He'll Do | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/fashion/weddings/phil-simms-adds-another-football-player-to-the-family.html?_r=0 | work=The New York Times | first=Vincent M. | last=Mallozzi | date=August 1, 2014 | access-date=February 21, 2020}} Simms is fond of New Jersey, remarking in 1987: "I wasn't overjoyed about coming to New York. When I thought of New York, I thought of New York City. But out here, it's just like anywhere else."Pooley. p. 29

In 2011, Simms was inducted into the Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame.{{cite web|url=http://msueagles.com/news/2011/6/24/FB_0624114651.aspx|title=Former Eagle Star Simms Inducted Into Kentucky Pro Football Hall of Fame|date=June 24, 2011|publisher=Morehead State University|access-date=January 18, 2016}}

• History of the New York Giants (1979–1993)
• List of 500-yard passing games in the National Football League

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• McConkey, Phil, Simms, Phil, and Schaap, Dick. Simms to McConkey: Blood, Sweat, and Gatorade, New York: Random House. 1987 {{ISBN|0-517-56703-2}}
• Neft, David S., Cohen, Richard M., and Korch, Rick. The Complete History of Professional Football from 1892 to the Present. New York: St. Martin's Press. 1994 {{ISBN|0-312-11435-4}}
• Pervin, Lawrence A. Football's New York Giants: A History. McFarland 2009 {{ISBN|0-7864-4268-9}}
• Pooley, Eric. True Blue, New York, January 26, 1987, issue {{ISSN|0028-7369}} ([https://books.google.com/books?id=qeMCAAAAMBAJ available online])
• Schwartz, John. Tales from the New York Giants Sideline, Sports Publishing LLC, 2004 {{ISBN|1-58261-758-9}}
• Simms, Phil and Meier, Rick. Phil Simms On Passing, New York: William Morrow and Company, Inc. 1998 {{ISBN|0-688-16108-1}}
• Whittingham, Richard. What Giants They Were. Chicago: Triumph Books 2000 {{ISBN|1-57243-368-X}}
• Simms, Andrew Luck. "Luck doesn't make NFL Throws" Los Angeles, Huffington Post LLC November 3, 2011

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