Former Oklahoma State football coach Bob Simmons died on Tuesday at the age of 77.
A cause of death has not yet been announced.
Simmons remains the only black coach in Oklahoma State football history, coaching the Cowboys for six seasons across 1995 to 2000.
His peak came in 1997 when he led the Cowboys to an 8-4 record. They reached as high as No. 12 in the national rankings and were rewarded with a spot in the Alamo Bowl.
Simmons managed a 30-38 record across his six seasons with Oklahoma State before departing at the end of the 2000 campaign.
Arguably his most memorable moment came in a game against the Cowboys’ bitter rivals when he led Oklahoma State to a 12-0 win over Oklahoma in 1995.
Former Oklahoma State football coach Bob Simmons died on Tuesday at the age of 77
Simmons remains the only black coach in Oklahoma State football history, leading the team from 1995 to 2000
It was the Cowboys’ first win in the Bedlam series in 19 years and Simmons went 3-3 in his six games against the Sooners.
‘We are saddened by the loss of former Cowboy Football Head Coach Bob Simmons,’ the Cowboys said in a statement on social media.
Leading the Cowboys was the only head coach job of Simmons’ career but he spent decades as an assistant.
He also served as the linebackers coach at Colorado in 1990 when the Buffaloes won the national championship.
Simmons also had sells at Notre Dame, Washington, Toledo and West Virginia.
