Lloyd Simmons was the head coach for Seminole State College from 1976 to 2001 and from 2012 to 2016.
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15 Facts About Lloyd Simmons
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Lloyd Simmons served as a manager in Minor League Baseball and a scout.
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Lloyd Simmons was raised on a farm 10 miles west of Union City, Oklahoma.
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Lloyd Simmons graduated from Union City High School and Central State University.
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Lloyd Simmons spent three years coaching at Elgin High School and one year at Cordell High School.
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In 1975, Lloyd Simmons was hired to become the head baseball coach for Seminole State College, a junior college.
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Lloyd Simmons wore uniform number 0 to signify the number of games he expected to lose each season.
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Lloyd Simmons declined numerous opportunities from four-year colleges, though he was a candidate to be coach of the Oklahoma Sooners in 1991, when they instead hired Larry Cochell.
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Lloyd Simmons won his 1,000th game at Seminole State in 1990 and became the winningest coach in National Junior College Athletic Association.
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Lloyd Simmons managed the Gulf Coast League Royals in 2001 and the Arizona League Royals for the next six seasons.
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Lloyd Simmons had heart surgery in 2007, which caused him to stop managing.
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Lloyd Simmons became a scout for the Royals and then for the New York Yankees.
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Lloyd Simmons retired after the 2016 season, having won over 1,800 games and leading Seminole State to the JUCO World Series thirteen times, finishing as the runner-up in 1981,1982, and 1987.
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Lloyd Simmons was inducted into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2019.
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