Milt Simington

Milton Richard Simington (August 26, 1918  – January 17, 1943) was an American professional football guard who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cleveland Rams and Pittsburgh Steelers.^[1] He was selected to the NFL All-Star team in 1942.^[2]

Milt Simington

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Position:	Guard Placekicker
Personal information
Born:	(1918-08-26)August 26, 1918 Dierks, Arkansas, U.S.
Died:	January 17, 1943(1943-01-17) (aged 24) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	217 lb (98 kg)
Career information
High school:	Idabel (Idabel, Oklahoma) Dierks (Dierks, Arkansas)
College:	Arkansas
NFL draft:	1941: 9th round, 74th overall
Career history
Cleveland Rams (1941) Pittsburgh Steelers (1942)
Career highlights and awards
NFL All-Star (1942) Second-team All-SWC (1939)
Career NFL statistics
Games: 18 Games started: 11 Field goals attempted: 1 Field goals made: 1 Extra points attempted: 3 Extra points made: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Playing career

Simington played college football at the University of Arkansas before being selected by the Cleveland Rams in the 1941 NFL draft.^[3] In August 1942, he was traded along with Johnny Binotto by the Rams to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for George Platukis.^[4]

Simington was selected for the NFL All-Star team based on his performance during the 1942 NFL season, but he suffered a mild heart attack during practices for the game which ended his playing career.^[4][5] He suffered a second heart attack a few weeks later which proved fatal; he died in Shreveport, Louisiana, on January 17, 1943, at the age of 24.^[4] At the time of his death he had been planning to enter officer training school.^[4]