MOREHEAD, Ky. -- May 3, 1979 was a special day for former Morehead State quarterback Phil Simms, who went on to be one of the New York Giants' most notable players and a Super Bowl MVP.

Simms surprised many by being selected as the seventh overall pick of the 1979 NFL Draft. In our Throwback Thursday features and as the current NFL Draft is upcoming soon, today we present the original story from Morehead State and the story from Phil himself (courtesy of the Giants' NFL Draft Memories).

Story by Jim Wells

Phil Simms, a senior quarterback at Morehead State University, received a bit of a surprise Thursday, May 3, as the Louisville resident was selected by the New York Giants in the first round of the National Football League draft.

Simms, the Ohio Valley Conference "Offensive Player of the Year" in 1977 , expected to be drafted by an NFL team, but the first round selection took him by surprise ...

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