![]() Simkins depicted c. 1900 | |
Sewanee Tigers | |
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Position | Fullback Catcher (baseball) |
Class | 1902 |
Personal information | |
Born: | Corsicana, Texas, U.S. | May 16, 1879
Died: | December 4, 1921 Washington, D.C., U.S. | (aged 42)
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 163 lb (74 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Sewanee (1896–1901) |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Ormond Simkins (May 16, 1879 – December 4, 1921) was an American football and baseball player for the Sewanee Tigers of Sewanee: The University of the South. He was the son of William Stewart Simkins, who may have fired the first shot of the American Civil War.