Eric Simms (rugby League)
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Ecca | |||||
| Born | 1945 Karuah, New South Wales |
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| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Back; Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| La Perouse Panthers Junior Rugby League Football Club | ||||||
| 1965–1975 | South Sydney District Rugby League Club | 206 | 23 | 803 | 86 | 1841 |
| 1976–1976 | Crookwell Green Devils | |||||
| Total | 206 | 23 | 803 | 86 | 1841 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1968–1968 | New South Wales | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 1968–1970 | Australia | 8 | 1 | 39 | 3 | 87 |
| Coaching information | ||||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Gms | W | D | L | W% |
| 1976–1977 | Crookwell Green Devils | |||||
| 1978–1978 | La Perouse | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Eric Simms (born 1945 Karuah, New South Wales) is an Indigenous Australian former rugby league footballer who has been named amongst the nation's finest of the 20th century. His position of choice was at fullback although he could also play as a centre. Simms played his entire first grade career for South Sydney with whom he won four premierships and was top point-scorer for four consecutive seasons.
In August 2008, Simms was named at fullback in the Indigenous Team of the Century. Simms set several records in his playing days, some which still stand. He is also noted for his goal-kicking ability (field, penalty and conversion): he once kicked five field goals in eleven minutes (against Penrith in 1969). It has been said of Simms and his ability to kick field goals that he is "one of the few men whose influence was such it singlehandedly changed the game."
Read more about Eric Simms (rugby League): Early Life and Education, Playing Career, Awards and Honours, Life After League