Simmons Named UNC's ACC Football Legend
October 31, 2017 | Football
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – Consensus All-America linebacker Brian Simmons is North Carolina's honoree among the 2017 Atlantic Coast Conference Football Legends class announced on Tuesday.
The 14-member group of honorees includes Boston College's Matt Hasselbeck, Clemson's Homer Jordan, Duke's Bob Harris, the late Monk Bonasorte of Florida State, Georgia Tech's Keith Brooking, Louisville's Joe Jacoby, Miami's Bennie Blades, North Carolina's Brian Simmons, NC State's Levar Fisher, Pitt's Jimbo Covert, Syracuse's Tom Coughlin, Virginia's Bob Davis, Virginia Tech's Jim Pyne and Wake Forest's Ryan Plackemeier.
This year's Legends class will be honored during the ACC Night of Legends presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation at the Charlotte Convention Center, on Friday, Dec. 1, and during the on-field pregame festivities at the 13th annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, set for the evening of Saturday, Dec. 2, at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.
Reserved tables and seats for the ACC Night of Legends presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation are available now. Fans are encouraged to secure their access to this event by visiting:www.theACC.com/NightofLegends
Tickets to the 2017 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game may also be purchased athttp://theacc.com/tournaments/?id=6&path=football
Brian Simmons, LB, North Carolina (1994-97) – A star outside linebacker for head coach Mack Brown's teams of the 1990s, Simmons earned consensus first-team All-America after receiving first-team honors from Football News, the Associated Press and the Walter Camp Foundation his senior season. The New Bern, North Carolina, native was a first-round pick in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals and spent 10 seasons in the NFL. As a junior at UNC, Simmons set a school record for total yards on interception returns with 160 on four picks. That included an 84-yard run-back for a touchdown against Louisville that ranks as the seventh-longest in school history. Simmons finished his collegiate career with 36 tackles for losses and 11 quarterback sacks. His jersey number (41) is among those displayed in honor at Kenan Stadium. Simmons has worked as a color analyst for the Tar Heel Sports Network football broadcasts the past two seasons.
The 14-member group of honorees includes Boston College's Matt Hasselbeck, Clemson's Homer Jordan, Duke's Bob Harris, the late Monk Bonasorte of Florida State, Georgia Tech's Keith Brooking, Louisville's Joe Jacoby, Miami's Bennie Blades, North Carolina's Brian Simmons, NC State's Levar Fisher, Pitt's Jimbo Covert, Syracuse's Tom Coughlin, Virginia's Bob Davis, Virginia Tech's Jim Pyne and Wake Forest's Ryan Plackemeier.
This year's Legends class will be honored during the ACC Night of Legends presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation at the Charlotte Convention Center, on Friday, Dec. 1, and during the on-field pregame festivities at the 13th annual Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game, set for the evening of Saturday, Dec. 2, at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.
Reserved tables and seats for the ACC Night of Legends presented by the Charlotte Sports Foundation are available now. Fans are encouraged to secure their access to this event by visiting:www.theACC.com/NightofLegends
Tickets to the 2017 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game may also be purchased athttp://theacc.com/tournaments/?id=6&path=football
Brian Simmons, LB, North Carolina (1994-97) – A star outside linebacker for head coach Mack Brown's teams of the 1990s, Simmons earned consensus first-team All-America after receiving first-team honors from Football News, the Associated Press and the Walter Camp Foundation his senior season. The New Bern, North Carolina, native was a first-round pick in the 1998 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals and spent 10 seasons in the NFL. As a junior at UNC, Simmons set a school record for total yards on interception returns with 160 on four picks. That included an 84-yard run-back for a touchdown against Louisville that ranks as the seventh-longest in school history. Simmons finished his collegiate career with 36 tackles for losses and 11 quarterback sacks. His jersey number (41) is among those displayed in honor at Kenan Stadium. Simmons has worked as a color analyst for the Tar Heel Sports Network football broadcasts the past two seasons.
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