years databasefootball birth_place teams article_title position birth_date nfl pfr number college name
2002 2003 simonjoh01 baton rouge , louisiana tennessee titans # 45 washington redskins john simon -lrb- running back -rrb-
 running back 11 december 1978 sim370771 simojo00 45 louisiana tech john simon
john simon -lrb- running back -rrb-

john ray simon , jr. -lrb- born december 11 , 1978 in baton rouge , louisiana -rrb- is a former american football running back in the national football league for the tennessee titans and the washington redskins .
he played college football at louisiana tech university , where he gained 4,852 all-purpose yards and started all four years .
he is currently the running backs coach at southern mississippi university , appointed to the position in 2013 .
