NFL Films made a feature documentary on Detroit Lions’ legendary running back Billy Sims and you can watch it in its entirety right here.
The video opens with Detroit-native Keegan-Michael Key discussing how when he was a kid, he fell in love with the Lions because of Sims. He would go on to discuss — with a video clip — of an exciting play from Sims, and that got him hooked on football.
The play Key discussed checked in as the 98th greatest play in NFL history and when Sims was told about this he laughed joyously and replied, “Really?” — it was one of many great plays highlighted in this feature documentary.
The video focuses on Sims’ football career, with commentary from players and coaches who have crossed roads with him at some point in their lives, including Hall-of-Famer Barry Sanders, former Lions quarterback Eric Hipple, and former Dallas Cowboys coach Barry Switzer — who coached Sims at the University of Oklahoma, where he won the Heisman trophy.
When Sims’ career was over — due to injury after just four and a half seasons — he was never far away from the Lions. He recommended to then-coach Wayne Fontes to draft Barry Sanders and was on hand to congratulate Sanders when he broke Sims’ Lions’ All-time rushing record.
The feature concludes by showing Sims’ life off the field and how his outgoing personality has help him launch a second career in the BBQ restaurant business.
You can watch the entire 22-minutes video below:
