Barry Simms
GB international rugby league footballer
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Barry Simms (c. 1939 – 27 June 2020) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds, as a hooker.
Playing career
Leeds
Barry Simms played hooker in Leeds' 25-10 victory over Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1960–61 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 20 May 1961, in front of a crowd of 52,177.[4]
Barry Simms played hooker in Leeds' 24-20 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1958 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 18 October 1958, and played hooker in the 9-19 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1961 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1961–62 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 11 November 1961.
His playing career was cut short by a knee injury which forced him to retire in 1964.[1]
International honours
Barry Simms won a cap for Great Britain while at Leeds in 1962 against France.[2]