Hi Simmons

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John "Hi" Simmons
Title	Head coach
College	Missouri
Sport	College Baseball
Place of birth	Lancaster, Missouri
Died	January 12, 1995
Career highlights
Overall	481-294-3
Championships
1954 College World Series
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1937-1973	Missouri

John "Hi" Simmons (born August 16, 1905, died January 12, 1995) was the head baseball coach at the University of Missouri from 1937 until 1973. During his tenure, Missouri won one national championship, finished runner-up three other times, appeared in six College World Series and won 11 conference titles. He also served as a football assistant coach under Don Faurot.

Simmons' Missouri team won the 1954 College World Series and finished as runners-up in 1952, 1958 and 1964.

The field at Taylor Stadium is named Simmons Field after Coach Simmons.

Simmons was inducted into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 1977, the University of Missouri Hall of Fame in 1990, and is also a member of the ABCA Hall of Fame.