Barry Simms

Barry Simms ( – 27 June 2020) was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds, as a .

Playing career Leeds Barry Simms played in Leeds' 25-10 victory over Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1960–61 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 20 May 1961, in front of a crowd of 52,177.

Barry Simms played in Leeds' 24-20 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1958 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 18 October 1958, and played in the 9-19 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1961 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1961–62 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 11 November 1961.

His playing career was cut short by a knee injury which forced him to retire in 1964.

International honours Barry Simms won a cap for Great Britain while at Leeds in 1962 against France.