John Henderson Sims III

My brother, Jim, and I spent many days at the Sims home building and flying model airplanes, playing football and throwing cow pies in the pasture. John and I both played football for Hewitt. I remember a night when Jim and I were there while our parents were out. John and Andy got in a fistfight. John swung at Andy, Andy ducked and John's fist busted their huge aquarium . Anger turned to fear as we frantically tried to scoop up the fish and put them in bowls. We waited, dreading our parents...

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John Sims was a fine person. I had an interest in "piddling" with golf clubs 15 or so years ago and contacted John at his business and inquired about simply observing the process of repairing and producing golf clubs. My interest was strictly from the perspective of a personal hobby and not one of business. He cordially invited me to drive up and spend several days in his shop. What I learned watching and working with his son and other employees has allowed me to make golf clubs as...

Had the pleasure of briefly working with Big John at Graybar Elec - some fifty years ago. Obviously, he made a good impression . . . Rest in peace, big boy.