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Phillip Martin Simms is a former American football quarterback who spent his entire 15-year professional career playing for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He is currently a television sportscaster for the CBS network. After playing college football at Morehead State University, Simms was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) with the number seven selection overall in the 1979 NFL Draft. Simms was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl XXI, after he led the Giants to a 39–20 victory over the Denver Broncos and set the record for highest completion percentage in a Super Bowl, completing 22 of 25 passes (88%), a record which still stands. He also was named to the Pro Bowl for his performances in the 1985 and 1993 seasons.
Birth Name
Phillip Simms
Born
Thursday, 03 November 1955
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History | Self | 2016 |
The Jim Rome Show | Self | 2016 |
The Timeline | Self | 2015 |
Time to Schein | Self | 2015 |
LT: The Life & Times | Himself / Self | 2013 |
That Other Pregame Show | Self - Studio Analyst | 2013 |
Baltimore Ravens: Road to XLVII | Self - Color Commentator | 2013 |
60 Minutes Sports | Self - Commentator (segment "The Making of Super Bowl XLVII") | 2013 |
Elementary | Phil Simms | 2012 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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CBS Mornings | Self | 2021 |
'85: The Greatest Team in Football History | Self | 2016 |
The Jim Rome Show | Self | 2016 |
The Timeline | Self | 2015 |
Time to Schein | Self | 2015 |
LT: The Life & Times | Himself / Self | 2013 |
That Other Pregame Show | Self - Studio Analyst | 2013 |
Baltimore Ravens: Road to XLVII | Self - Color Commentator | 2013 |
60 Minutes Sports | Self - Commentator (segment "The Making of Super Bowl XLVII") | 2013 |
Elementary | Phil Simms | 2012 |
CBS This Morning | Self | 2012 |
A Football Life | Self | 2011 |
The Talk | Self | 2010 |
Boomer and Gio | Self | 2010 |
NFL Top 10 | Self | 2007 |
America's Game: The Super Bowl Champions | Self | 2006 |
Criminal Minds | Phil Simms | 2005 |
How I Met Your Mother | Phil Simms | 2005 |
Costas Now | Self - Panelist | 2005 |
Yes, Dear | Phil Simms | 2000 |
ESPN SportsCentury | Self | 1999 |
Buddy Faro | Phil Simms | 1998 |
Hollywood Squares | Self - Panelist / Himself | 1998 |
The Daily Show | Self | 1996 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
Late Show with David Letterman | Himself - Guest | 1993 |
TNT Sunday Night Football | Self - New York Giants Quarterback | 1990 |
Entertainment Tonight | Self | 1981 |
CBS News Sunday Morning with Jane Pauley | Self | 1979 |
Inside the NFL | Self - Analyst / Self - Host / Self - Studio Analyst / Self - NFL Analyst | 1977 |
The NFL Today | Self / Self - CBS Sports National Football League Analyst / Self - Studio Analyst / Self - CBS On Field Analyst / Self - NFL Analyst / Self - On Field Reporter | 1975 |
The Price Is Right | Himself - Guest | 1972 |
NFL Monday Night Football | Self - New York Giants Quarterback | 1970 |
The NFL on NBC | Self - Color Commentator / Self - New York Giants Quarterback | 1965 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest | 1962 |
The NFL on CBS | Self - Color Commentator / Self - New York Giants Quarterback / Self - Studio Analyst | 1956 |