4–3 mark. In 1945, after a 2–2–1 start, Tulane suffered a four-game skid to finish 2–6–1. Simons was replaced as head football coach by Henry Frnka for the 1946 season, but continued on as the university's athletic director. Simons also served as the Tulane baseball coach from 1938 to 1941 and 1943 to 1949, during which his teams amassed a 92–68 record. Under Simons, the baseball team captured the 1948 Southeastern Conference championship. Administrative career In 1956, Simons was elected to a position with the New Orleans Mid-Winter Sports Association, which sponsored the Sugar Bowl, and served as the chairman of the Sugar Bowl basketball tournament committee, a position in which he continued to serve until at least 1966. In 1958 and 1959, Simons was serving as the Association's president. He was still working with the Sugar Bowl in 1972. Honors Simons was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1963, the Greater New Orleans Sports Hall of Fame in 1974, and the Tulane Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977. Head coaching record Football References External links 1914 births 1975 deaths American football halfbacks Basketball coaches from Louisiana Transylvania Pioneers football coaches Tulane Green Wave athletic directors Tulane Green Wave baseball coaches Tulane Green Wave football coaches Tulane Green Wave football players Tulane Green Wave men's basketball coaches College Football Hall of Fame inductees Isidore Newman School alumni Sportspeople from New Orleans Players of American football from New Orleans