Quick Facts

Full Name	Willie Simmons
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 12, 1980(1980-10-12)
Age	44
Birthplace	Tallahassee
Country	United States
Birth City	Florida
Horoscope	Libra

Willie Simmons Biography

Willie Simmons is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on October 12, 1980 in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. After a single season with Clemson, Simmons was offered the job as the coaching the running backs for Middle Tennessee State by head coach Rick Stockstill, who recruited Simmons to Clemson. Following his third year as the coach of running backs, Simmons was promoted to the role of Pass Game Coordinator. Following the season the position was elevated to the position of Offensive Coordinator. At the age of thirty, he was among coaches with the youngest age at FBS level. In his time as the Offensive Coordinator The Blue Raiders were ranked 20th nationally in Total Offense, while leading the Sun Belt Conference in Total Offense, Rushing Offense the Third Down Conversion Percentage and the second best on the list in Passing Offense.

Willie Simmons began his coaching career in 2005 at Lincoln High School in Tallahassee, FL, where he played quarterbacks as well as the coordinator of the passing game. He had the chance to coach the current NFL as well as the former South Florida Bulls quarterback B.J. Daniels. In the course of one year, Daniels was invited back to his old school Clemson as an Assistant Coach in the Graduate Division who worked with quarterbacks.

On December 16, 2014, Simmons was named the 32nd head football coach at Prairie View A&M University. The Panthers were picked to finish 3rd in the SWAC Western Division in the pre-season polls. Due to previous APR sanctions, the Panthers were not allowed to participate in spring practice. Despite this, Simmons’ inaugural season saw Prairie View A&M finish with an 8–2 overall record (their win over the University of Faith was vacated by the NCAA because Faith did not meet accreditation requirements) and 8–1 conference record. The Panthers finished the season with the top Scoring Offense in the nation (44.9 points per game) and ranked 8th in Total Offense. They also finished the season ranked 3rd in the SBN Black College Football Poll. Simmons became the first first-year head football coach at Prairie View A&M since 1966 to have a winning record in his inaugural season, and the Panthers’ 9 wins was tied for the most at Prairie View A&M since 1964. In 2016, Prairie View A&M finished with a 7-4 record and followed up with a 6–5 record in 2017. The 2017 season marked the 3rd consecutive winning season under Coach Simmons, only the second time in fifty years that the PVAMU Panthers had three consecutive winning seasons.

On December 12, 2017, Simmons was named the 18th head football coach at Florida A&M University. The storied Rattlers program had fallen on tough times, as it was fresh off a seven-year losing streak. In his first season at the helm, Simmons led FAMU to a second place finish in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, finishing one win away from winning its first MEAC championship since 2011. The team’s 6-5 overall record ended the losing streak, and their 22-21 come from behind victory on the road over the eventual conference and Black College National Champion North Carolina A&T was the highlight of the season.

Willie Roman Simmons was born in Tallahassee, FL to Willie and Phyllis Simmons. He is the eldest of three children and their sole son. His record includes All-American quarterback (ranked as the nation’s top quarterback) in the prestigious James A. Shanks High School after having led his Tigers in their first district title in over 22 years. He was also recognized as the Big Bend Offensive Player of the Year. He threw for 2,505 yards and scoring 32 touchdowns. He received more than 25 scholarship offers following a process of narrowing his choices to Florida State, Clemson, Georgia Tech, Syracuse, and Miami and Miami, he signed an national letter of intent for Clemson to play under the previous Head Coach Tommy Bowden. Simmons was a three-year letterwinner during his time at Clemson (2000-2002) as well as played at four games in the bowl (Peach, Gator, Humanitarian as well as Tangerine). Simmons completed the Bachelor’s degree of Service (Sports) Marketing at Clemson in spring 2002, only three years after he began his studies in the university, making it the fastest a footballer has completed their degree from the university. Simmons initially was transferred into Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL for his senior season, however, after being declared ineligible to participate due to the fact that FAMU was still in the status of Division I-A (now FBS) program, Simmons enrolled at The Citadel, where he received All Southern Conference First Team recognition following his Bulldogs to a record of 6-6 (the first time they had not lost a game in the last 10 years). The Bulldogs also achieved an achievement that had previously only been achieved by Marshall who defeated Furman, Appalachian State, and Georgia Southern in the same season. Following Simmons during his college career Simmons played one season at arena ball with the United Indoor Football League for the Sioux City Bandits where he played with the current NFL quarterback Fred Jackson.

Willie Simmons Net Worth

Willie Simmons is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Willie Simmons 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Willie Simmons (born October 12 in 1980) has been named the Head Coach for the Florida A&M Rattlers football team. Simmons was previously Director of Coaching for Prairie View A&M from 2014 until 2017. He was the offensive coordinator for the Alcorn State Braves. Simmons played for the college team during his time at Clemson as well as The Citadel as a quarterback.

Simmons is married to previously Shaia Rene Beckwith (also also a Quincy local) who has two degrees from Florida A&M University . There are four of them (Louis III Raven, Shailoh, and Wraylon). Simmons’s father worked as a highly respected mechanic in the city in Quincy, Florida, where they lived until a workplace-related accident caused his death in 1987, when Willie was just six years old. Simmons Mom was a highly skilled math instructor in Gadsden County School District. Gadsden County School District over over 28 years until chronic renal impairment caused her to quit teaching. She passed away in 2005. Her mother was fervent proponent in the pursuit of excellence academically. He was once awarded an C mark in the middle of school, and she threatened not to allow him to touch a football ever again. He was nicknamed “Shotgun” by his high school announcer due to his powerful arm and quick release.

Simmons accepted a position on newly hired Jay Hopson’s staff at Alcorn State in the summer of 2012. They inherited a program that had only won 2 games the previous season. Starting a true freshman quarterback and without spring practice, the Braves finished with a 4–7 record, highlighted by wins over previous Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) champion Grambling State and

1 ranked Alabama A&M. The 2013 season saw the Braves and Simmons’ offense

finish 9–3 overall (7–2 in the SWAC) and ranked #5 in the final SBN Black College Football Poll (its highest ranking ever). Simmons coached running back Arnold Walker to a career year as he led the conference in rushing (1,191 yards) and touchdowns (16), became the school’s all-time leading rusher, and was voted SWAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year. Simmons’ offense finished the season ranked in the Top 25 nationally in Total Offense, Rushing Offense, and Scoring Offense. 2014 was an even better year for Simmons and the Braves, as they won the Southwestern Athletic Conference Championship over Southern University, as well as being named Black College National Champions. The Braves offense set many records that season, as they finished second nationally in Scoring Offense, 8th in Total Offense, and 4th in Rushing Offense. Quarterback John Gibbs, Jr, was selected as SWAC Co-Offensive Player of the Year and Black College Player of the Year, giving Simmons two consecutive Player of the Year selections.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Willie Simmons Dating?

According to our records, Willie Simmons married to Shaia René Beckwith. As of December 1, 2023, Willie Simmons’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Willie Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Willie Simmons celebrates birthday on October 12 of every year.

When was Willie Simmons sentenced?

Willie Simmons is a man from the small town of Enterprise, Alabama. He got into hard drugs when he was just a teenager. When he was 25, “the state said he should die in prison.” Willie was convicted of first-degree robbery and was sentenced to life without parole in 1982.

What was Willie Simmons convicted of?

Simmons was arrested and convicted of first-degree robbery. Because he had three prior convictions, Alabama’s HFOA at the time recommended that he be prosecuted as a habitual offender and sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

Did Willie Simmons play in the NFL?

Current position
Born| October 12, 1980 Tallahassee, Florida
Playing career
2000–2002| Clemson
2003| The Citadel

Who is Florida A&M head coach?

Willie Simmons

What is the habitual offender law in Alabama?

Background on HFOA. In 2020, more than 500 people were serving life without parole under Alabama’s draconian “Habitual Felony Offender Act” or HFOA. The law — passed at the dawn of the tough-on-crime era — mandates longer sentences each time someone commits a felony, regardless of the time between offenses.