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| Getting To Know Ismail Simpson Pronunciation: ISH-mail |
At Stanford: Played in 44 of 45 possible games (31 starts) during his career with only a game at Washington (11/11/06) blemishing the streak ... Started 31 straight games on the offense line.
Career Statistics
The 2006 Season: Game-By-Game Statistics
The 2005 Season: Played in all 11 games at offensive guard with his final four appearances as a starter (three at right guard and one at left guard).
Game-By-Game Statistics
The 2004 Season: Started all 11 games at left guard for the second straight campaign.
Game-By-Game Statistics
The 2003 Season: Started all 11 games at left guard ... One of only two players to start every game of the year on the offensive line.
The 2002 Season: Did not play in 2002 as a true freshman offensive guard.
In High School: Talented offensive lineman who came to Stanford as one of the best prep players in the nation in 2001 ... Earned All-Midlands recognition from PrepStar and SuperPrep ... Lawton Constitution All-Area, Class 6A-1 All-District, Daily Oklahoman Second-Team All-State and Class 6A All-State ... Sooners Illustrated ranked him the No. 7 recruit in the state ... Listed as one of the Top 10 players in the state by swfab50recruiting.com.
Personal Information: Communication major ... Member of the National Honor Society.
Getting To Know Ismail Simpson
| Nickname: | Ish |
| I would describe myself as a person as: | Relaxed |
| What people don't know about me is: | I spent three years in Europe |
| The reason I love football is: | It has taken me places that I never would have dreamed of going ... like Stanford |
| My favorite pre-game ritual is: | To write L-Town Style on my left wrist |
| My favorite stadium in which to play is: | Stanford Stadium |
| A friend from another college football team is: | Larry Birdine (Oklahoma), Nick Cole (New Mexico State) |
| The reason I chose Stanford University is: | To win a lot of football games and meet a lot of interesting people |
| Since coming to Stanford, I have learned: | There are all kinds of different people in the world |
| The best thing about Stanford is: | The weather and the people |
| The people I admire most are: | My parents |
| Favorite Food: | Meat |
| Least Favorite Food: | Onions |
| If I had to cook all of my meals, I'd probably survive on: | Hot dogs |
| Favorite Movie: | Anything where stuff gets blown up |
| Favorite Actor: | Samuel Jackson |
| If a movie were made of my life, I would have the following actor play me: | I would play myself and get paid |
| My ultimate SportsCenter highlight would be: | Scoring a touchdown and celebrating by taking off a piece of my equipment and throwing it |
| After my Stanford career, I'd like to be remembered as: | A great person who was liked by everyone |
| The best advice I ever received was: | It's not about who you know, its about who knows you |
| The person who had the greatest influence on my life: | My brothers Ibrabim and Ilias |
| The place I'd most like to visit: | Anywhere with beaches and women |
| The favorite place I've visited: | The place with the beach and the women |
| Ten years from now, I'd like to be: | Playing in the NFL |
| My advice to youngsters: | The man who worked his hardest never regretted it |
| If I won $1 million, I would: | Spend it and live the good life |
| The one thing about college football I would change: | I would pay the players - I need cash |
Last Updated: January 10, 2007