He was the first overall pick in the 1980 NFL Draft, and played professionally for the NFL's Detroit Lions.
Sims played college football for the University of Oklahoma, where he was a two-time consensus All-American, and won the Heisman Trophy in 1978. Billy Ray Sims (born September 18, 1955) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for five seasons during the 1980s.