Education
Sims attended Weatherford High School in Weatherford, Oklahoma and was a letterman and a standout in football and track & field In football, he was a United States of America Today All-United States of America selection, and helped lead his team to the Class 4A state title as a senior. In track & field, he set the state records in the shot put (65 ft), and the discus (185 ft).
He chose Oklahoma over Texas.