Mims was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the first round of the 1992 NFL draft with the 23rd overall pick.
[2] Mims attended Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, California.
[3][4] After earning better grades, he was recruited by assistant coach A. J. Christoff to the University of Tennessee where he spent two seasons.
[4] In the October 18, 2010, issue of Sports Illustrated, former NFL agent Josh Luchs alleged that he paid Mims 'about $500 a month' during his last year at the University of Tennessee.
[8] After spending five seasons with the Chargers, Mims signed as an unrestricted free agent with the Washington Redskins on June 10, 1997.
One year, to the day after signing with the Redskins, Mims re-signed with the Chargers to a one-year contract.
[11] Mims was the sixth member of the 1994 San Diego Chargers AFC championship team to die young, the others being David Griggs, Rodney Culver, Doug Miller, Junior Seau, and Curtis Whitley.
[3] During his final years, Mims was unable to take care of himself and he lived on disability payments and avoided bill collectors.
[3] On October 15, 2008, Mims was found dead in his Los Angeles apartment by police officers conducting a welfare check.
[3] In 1995, he was cited by a Superior Court judge for not making monthly payments of $5,000 to a man whose windshield he smashed in a traffic dispute.
Mr. Mims got out of his vehicle in standstill traffic on Interstate 163 near Scripps Ranch, Ca.
[3] In 1999, he pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor assault charge after he hit a man with a belt outside a Del Taco.