ED SIMS
"TANK"
ED (TANK) GRADUATED FROM NEW HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL IN 1972. HE IS THE THIRD MEMBER OF THE SIMS FAMILY TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME, SUCCEEDING HIS BROTHERS ELI AND DON.
ED EXCELLED IN THREE SPORTS WHILE PLAYING ATHLETICS AT NEW HAVEN. HE WAS A MEMBER OF SOUTHERN THUMB ASSOCIATION CHAMPIONSHIP TEAMS IN BASKETBALL IN BOTH 1971 AND 1972. TANK WAS ALSO A MEMBER OF THE NEW HAVEN ROCKETS TEAM THAT WON THE MICHIGAN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION DISTRICT CHAMPIONSHIP IN 1971.
ED WON MANY INDIVIDUAL HONORS DURING HIS HIGH SCHOOL CAREER. IN FOOTBALL HE WAS ALL-STA AND ALL MACOMB COUNTY. HE RECEIVED THE SAME HONORS IN BASEBALL AND WAS NEW HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETE OF THE YEAR HIS SENIOR YEAR. ED WAS AN ACTIVE MEMBER OF THE VARSITY CLUB WHILE ATTENDING SCHOOL. UPON COMPLETION OF HIGH SCHOOL, ED PLAYED SEMI-PRO FOOTBALL FOR SIX YEARS.
TANK HAS COACHED ATHLETICS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT SPORTS. HE HAS COACHED GIRLS TRACK, MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL AND FOOTBALL. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VARSITY FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF THAT SAW NEW HAVEN HAVE THE BEST CUMULATIVE RECORD IN THE STA FROM 1995-1998, COACHING SPECIAL TEAMS AND RUNNING BACKS. HE ALSO SERVED AS A VOLUNTEER COACH IN NEW HAVEN LITTLE LEAGUE AND THE CAGER PROGRAM.
ED AND HIS WIFE ROBIN HAVE THREE CHILDREN, ASHLEY, EDWARD JR., AND SHELBY.