Hi Simmons

Hi Simmons

Simmons from The Savitar, 1939
Biographical details
Born	(1905-08-16)August 16, 1905 Lancaster, Missouri, U.S.
Died	January 12, 1995(1995-01-12) (aged 89) Columbia, Missouri, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1937–1973	Missouri
Head coaching record
Overall	481–294–3
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
1954 College World Series

John "Hi" Simmons (August 16, 1905 – January 12, 1995) was the head baseball coach at the University of Missouri from 1937 until 1973.

Coaching career

During Simmons' tenure, Missouri won one national championship, finished runner-up three other times, appeared in six College World Series and won 11 conference titles. Simmons' Missouri team won the 1954 College World Series and finished as runners-up in 1952, 1958 and 1964.

Simmons also served as a football assistant coach under Don Faurot. He was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, the University of Missouri Hall of Fame in 1990, and is also a member of the ABCA Hall of Fame.

The field at Taylor Stadium is named Simmons Field in his honor. He died and is buried at Memorial Park Cemetery in Columbia, Missouri.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Missouri Tigers (Missouri Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1937–1973)
1937	Missouri	13–2–1	8–2	1st
1938	Missouri	11–2	8–2	1st
1939	Missouri	11–3	10–2	2nd
1940	Missouri	8–4	6–4	3rd
1941	Missouri	15–2	10–2	1st
1942	Missouri	12–3	7–1	1st
1943	Missouri	3–3	–
1946	Missouri	5–7	4–4	4th
1947	Missouri	11–8	9–6	2nd
1948	Missouri	15–6	11–5	2nd
1949	Missouri	7–11	5–7	6th
1950	Missouri	11–9–1	9–5	2nd
1951	Missouri	12–6	9–4	2nd
1952	Missouri	20–7	13–1	1st	College World Series Runner-up
1953	Missouri	11–8	9–5	3rd
1954	Missouri	22–4	11–1	1st	College World Series Champions
1955	Missouri	14–6	9–3	2nd
1956	Missouri	14–7	7–6	4th
1957	Missouri	13–7	10–7	3rd
1958	Missouri	22–7	12–3	1st	College World Series Runner-up
1959	Missouri	3–17	3–11	8th
1960	Missouri	12–9	9–6	4th
1961	Missouri	16–7	13–6	2nd
1962	Missouri	22–7	16–5	1st	College World Series
1963	Missouri	25–8	17–3	1st	College World Series
1964	Missouri	26–5–1	19–0	1st	College World Series Runner-up
1965	Missouri	15–8	13–5	1st
1966	Missouri	13–12	9–9	4th
1967	Missouri	15–14–1	12–9	2nd
1968	Missouri	11–6	9–11	5th
1969	Missouri	14–13	11–10	3rd
1970	Missouri	12–13	8–9	5th
1971	Missouri	17–16	12–9	4th
1972	Missouri	16–16	9–11	6th
1973	Missouri	13–21	8–12	5th
Missouri:		481–294–3
Total:		481–294–3
National champion         Postseason invitational champion         Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion       Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion       Conference tournament champion

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