Bart Sims Explained

Bart Sims
Birth Date:9 May 1878
Birth Place:Bryan, Texas, U.S.
Death Place:Bryan, Texas, U.S.
School:Sewanee Tigers
Currentposition:End
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:185
Class:Graduate
Pastschools:Sewanee (1899)
Highlights:

Bartlet et Ultimus "The Caboose" Sims (May 9, 1878  - January 6, 1934) was an All-Southern[1] college football end for the Sewanee Tigers of, a member of its 1899 "Iron Men". He also kicked the extra points; his 11 extra points against Cumberland is still a school record.[2] A documentary film about the 1899 Team and Sims' role was released in 2022 called Unrivaled: Sewanee 1899.

Early years

Bartlet et Ultimus Sims was born on May 9, 1878, in Bryan, Texas. It was said his parents named him "et Ultimus" as their last child.[3]

Notes and References

  1. All-Southern Football Team. Outing. 35. 533. Outing Publishing Company. 1900.
  2. Web site: 2004 Sewanee football media guide. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130309091121/http://www.sewanee.edu/athletics/PDFS/Football_04.pdf. 2013-03-09.
  3. Book: Ninety-Nine Iron: The Season Sewanee Won Five Games in Six Days. Wendell Givens. 31. University of Alabama Press. 2003. 9780817350628.