Twenty-five years ago this month, Baltimore was the sight of one of the more significant moments in sports history.
Ron Simmons was one of the greatest college football players of all time. His career at Florida State (1977-1980) led to him being inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008. Despite playing defensive line, Simmons finished in the top 10 in Heisman Trophy voting in 1979. He would go on to play in the NFL with the Cleveland Browns (1981-1982).
But Simmons' historic moment didn't occur on the football field. It actually happened inside what is now known as Royal Farms Arena in downtown Baltimore. Simmons made history in August 1992 when he won the WCW championship and became the first African-American world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling history.
