Kenneth Sims

Sacks:	17.0
Fumble recoveries:	5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Kenneth Sims
No. 77
Position:	Defensive end
Personal information
Born:	October 31, 1959; Kosse, Texas, U.S.
Died:	March 21, 2025 (aged 65); Waynesville, North Carolina, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	272 lb (123 kg)
Career information
High school:	Groesbeck (Groesbeck, Texas)
College:	Texas
NFL draft:	1982: 1st round, 1st pick
Career history
	New England Patriots (1982–1989); Buffalo Bills (1992)*;
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	PFWA All-Rookie Team (1982); Lombardi Award (1981); UPI Lineman of the Year (1981); Unanimous All-American (1981); Consensus All-American (1980); 2× All-SWC First Team (1980, 1981); 2× Longhorn Football Team MVP (1980, 1981); Longhorn Hall of Honor inductee (1997);
Career NFL statistics
Sacks:
Sacks:	17.0
Fumble recoveries:	5
	Stats at Pro Football Reference
	College Football Hall of Fame

Kenneth Wayne Sims (October 31, 1959 – March 21, 2025) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for eight seasons with the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL) during the 1980s. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, earning consensus All-American honors twice. Sims was selected by New England with the first overall pick of the 1982 NFL draft, and played professionally for the Patriots, including the season they went to Super Bowl XX.