Athlete All-American
Simonton, Ken
Ken Simonton
- Honors:
- Football (2000), Football (2001)
Ken Simonton lettered from 1998-2001 and is considered one of the school’s best running backs ever. Simonton concluded his career with a school record 5,044 yards and at the time of his graduation was one of only six players in Pac-10 history to rush for 1,000-plus yards in three different seasons. His 5,044 yards ranked second most ever in the conference, trailing only USC’s Charles White. When he left OSU, he held 11 school rushing marks. Simonton rushed for 100-plus yards 26 times during his 46-game OSU career, including three 200-yard plus marks. Simonton led OSU to the Fiesta and O’ahu Bowls, but he may be most remembered for scoring the winning touchdown in the 1998 triple-overtime victory over Oregon. Simonton’s professional career included stops in Buffalo, San Francisco and Calgary.
