Timothy Heath “Tim” Simmons
Tim Simmons is an independent event service consultant who distributes media information at sporting events. Simmons worked 11 years in sports marketing at the Coors Brewing Company (1981-1992) in Golden, Colo.
· Media Operations Coordinator for ESPN Events, Charlotte:
· Armed Forces Merit Award presented by FWAA (2012-present)
· Myrtle Beach Invitational (2018-2024).
· Paycom Wooden Legacy (2007-2022).
· Puerto Rico Tip-Off (2007-2017).
· Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl (2003-2016).
· First Responder’s (Ticket City/Heart of Dallas) Bowl (2010-2016).
· Colorado State University Pueblo Historian (2022-present).
· USA Volleyball All-Time Beach Greats (2017-present).
· Media Ops, FIVB World Tour (1999, 2004-2010, 2014-2020).
· FIVB Press Delegate for Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, Nanjing 2014 Youth and Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
· Assistant Venue Press Chief for Beach Volleyball at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
· Media Services Officer for USA Volleyball at the Sydney 2000 and Athens 2004 Olympic Games and the 2003 Pan American Games in the Dominican Republic.
· Press Operations Officer for the Association of Volleyball Professionals (2001).
· Beach Volleyball Field Secretariat for the 1996 Atlanta and Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and 2001 Goodwill Games.
· 1998 Goodwill Games Press Chief for Beach Volleyball.
· Information Coordinator for the Colorado Xplosion of the American Basketball League (1996-98).
· Information Director for the Women's Professional Volleyball Association (1992-1997).
Simmons has also provided services for other businesses, associations, and events since 1992.
· adidas Big Time Prep Tourney / Australian Volleyball Federation / Beach Volleyball America / CSTV / Cotton Bowl Classic / FOX Sports Net / Image Media / International Jet Boating Association / International Management Group / Las Vegas Events / National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics / National Pro Fastpitch / Pro Connection / Quokka Sports, Inc. / Rose Bowl / Scheer Sports / SCORE (off-road racing) / USA Table Tennis
Simmons joined the Coors Brewing Company on April 15, 1981, as a publicist and assistant manager in Coors Sports. Simmons was a senior manager in Event Marketing for six years, where he supervised 10 exempt and eight non-exempt personnel, and managed sports promotions, special events, and entertainment marketing for all existing and new brands. He also managed stadium and arena sales at Coors.
From 1965 to 1981, Simmons worked as an athletic publicist.
· Sports Information Director (SID) at the University of Colorado at Boulder (April 1979 to April 1981).
· Information Director for the Big Sky Conference (April 1978 to March 1979); and
· Director of Public Relations for the NBA Denver Nuggets (July 1976 to October 1977).
· SID at Colorado State University at Fort Collins (April 1974 to July 1976).
· SID at Colorado State University Pueblo (July 1971 to March 1974).
· Assistant SID at the University of Iowa (July 1970 to June 1971).
· Student SID at the CSU Pueblo (September 1965 to June 1969) and University of Iowa (August 1969 to June 1970).
A 1986 Greater Pueblo Sports Hall of Fame inductee, Simmons is a 2008 U. S. Volleyball E. Douglas Boyden Media Recognition Award, a 2021 University of Colorado Honorary C Award, and a 2023 CSU Pueblo President’s Distinguished Award recipient. Simmons has been involved with:
· Colorado Sports Hall of Fame Selection Committee (2002-present, Vice-Chairman).
· Colorado State University Pueblo Athletics Hall of Fame Selection Committee (2009-present).
· USA Volleyball All-Time Beach Volleyball Greats Selection Committee (2017-present, Chairman).
· The Howler, CSU Pueblo (2021-present).
· Colorado Collegiate Chronicle - bficcc.com (2024, Editor)
· NCAA Public Relations Committee (1973-1974).
· U. S. Olympic Festival (1980).
· Denver Organizing Committee (1985, 1986, and 1990) for the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championships.
· Colorado Chapter, National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (2002-2004, Executive Director; 2022-present BOD/Chairman PR committee).
· USOC Media Operations Team (Torino 2006 and Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games).
Simmons and his wife (Lynn Schoen, married June 9, 1974, in Albuquerque) live in Longmont. His wife is a consultant in elementary education (learning disabilities and resource room teacher) and educational staff development. Born April 27, 1947, in Pueblo, Simmons is the son of Harry Hugh (1914-1990) and Mary Elizabeth (Pendleton, 1916-1986) Simmons. He attended public schools (Lakeview Elementary and Corwin Junior High) in Pueblo and graduated from Central High School in 1965. After receiving his bachelor's degree from Southern Colorado State College (now Colorado State University Pueblo) in March 1969, he earned his master's degree from the University of Iowa in January 1971. Nicknamed “Blowfish,” Simmons was the first recipient of the Mass Communication Department’s Distinguished Alumnus Award at CSU-Pueblo (1972). Simmons has a brother (James L. of Green Valley, Ariz., wife Kathy) and two sisters (the late Mary E. Sierer of St. George, Utah, husband Howard, and Martha J. Simmons of Greeley, Colo., husband Glenn). He has two nephews, three nieces, four great nephews, and six great nieces. Simmons’ father coached basketball for 40 seasons, winning 701 games. A basketball player at the CU in the late 1930s, his father has been inducted into eight Halls - Greater Pueblo Sports (1973), Colorado Sports (1982), the NAIA (1982), the College Directors of Athletics (1986), the Junior College Basketball (1988), Pueblo (2009), Rocky Mountain Athletic (2006) and Colorado State Pueblo Athletics (2008). The basketball floor in Massari Arena at CSU Pueblo is the Coach Harry H. Simmons Court. A Marine. His father served in the Pacific during World War II and headed a reserve unit for over a decade in Pueblo.
