| Walter Simmons | |
| Birth Date: | 26 July 1879 |
| Birth Place: | Carrollton, Mississippi |
| Currentposition: | End |
| School: | Vanderbilt Commodores |
| Class: | Graduate |
| Pastschools: | Vanderbilt (1897, 1899 - 1901) |
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Walter Hineman Simmons, Sr. (July 26, 1879 - ?) was a college football player and surgeon.[1]
Walter H. Simmons was born in Carrollton, Mississippi in July 1879, the son of Harry Simmons and Delia Johnston.[1]
Simmons completed a literary course at Vanderbilt University as a member of the class of 1901. He then pursued a medical degree as the class of 1903.
He was a prominent end for the Vanderbilt Commodores football team.
Simmons was captain of the 1899 team, selected All-Southern by Sewanee coach Billy Suter.[2] [3]
He was also a member of the 1900 - 01 basketball team, the school's first official squad.[4]
After college, he moved to Arkansas and practiced there in various cities.[1]