Bob Simmons, former Oklahoma State football coach, dies at 77
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Former Oklahoma State football coach Bob Simmons died Tuesday, his family told The Oklahoman.
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Simmons was 77.
He coached the Cowboys from 1995-2000, going 30-38.
In 1997, he was named Big 12 Coach of the Year after OSU went 8-4 and made a bowl game for the first time since 1988.
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Simmons played linebacker at Bowling Green. He then coached for more than three decades, including as the linebackers coach at Colorado, where he won a national title in 1990.
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