Rowdy Simon

Position:
Running Back
Height:
5-8
Weight:
201
Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Vian, Okla.
High School:
Vian

Tulsa – A three-year letterwinner … a former walk-on athlete … was put on scholarship in February 2017 … has played in 33 career games, mostly on special teams … has rushed for 139 yards, a 5.3 average and two touchdowns in his career … has career kick return totals of eight returns for 123 yards … 2016 – Played in 13 games … rushed for 102 yards and one touchdown on 18 carries … also returned two kicks for 27 yards … also totaled nine tackles … tallied a career-high 78 yards on nine carries, including a 16-yard TD, against Tulane …his career-long rush of 41 yards came in the Tulane contest … 2015 – Played in 11 games … saw most of his playing time on special teams … saw his most playing time at running back against Memphis when he rushed for his season total of 35 yards and one TD on seven carries … returned three kicks for 43 yards on the season … 2014 – Played in nine games … saw his first collegiate action in the season opener against Tulane …saw most of his playing time on special teams … returned three kickoffs for 53 yards and a 17.7 average … had a season-long kick return of 25 yards against Tulane … had one carry on the season for two yards, coming in the Oklahoma game … 2013 – Was one of several true freshmen to sit out the 2013 season due to red-shirt status.

High School – Was a four-year letterman at Vian High School … started all four years at linebacker and was a three-year starter at running back … led his team to a 13-2 record and a class 2A state runner-up finish as a senior … rushed for 1,441 yards on 109 carries for a 13.2 average per carry his senior season … tallied 148 tackles and three interceptions as a senior … had 3,872 career rushing yards and collected 515 career stops, including 53 TFLs … earned all-state honors in football and wrestling … was the Muskogee Phoenix Male Athlete of the Year as a senior … was also named the Muskogee Phoenix Defensive Player of the Year both his junior and senior seasons … high school football coach was Brandon Tyler.

Personal – Favorite movie is Friday Night Lights … his favorite TV show is “Impractical Jokers” … his favorite professional team is the Oklahoma City Thunder … the Dallas Cowboys is his favorite NFL team … favorite actor is Will Ferrell … his most memorable sports moment was scoring his first career touchdown in 2015 against Memphis … serves as president of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes on campus… has three siblings … younger brother, Rylee, is also on the Tulsa roster … parents are Joe Paul and Brooke Simon … his father played football at Tulsa from 1986-88 … full name is Rowdy Joe Simon … already earned his degree in exercise & sports science … born June 3, 1994 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.