[1] Simmons completed a literary course at Vanderbilt University as a member of the class of 1901.
He was a prominent end for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team.
Simmons was captain of the 1899 team, selected All-Southern by Sewanee coach Billy Suter.
[2][3] He was also a member of the 1900–01 basketball team, the school's first official squad.
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