Celebration of life held for Sim Byrd at Troy University Sim Byrd celebration of life held at Troy University By WSFA Staff | April 10, 2021 at 5:01 PM CDT - Updated April 10 at 7:00 PM TROY, Ala. (WSFA) - A celebration of life ceremony was held in Trojan Arena for Troy University Sports Hall of Fame quarterback Sim Byrd Saturday. Byrd died on Nov. 18 at 75-years-old. He is one of Troy’s first modern day All-Americans. Byrd led the men of Troy to the 1968 NAIA National Championship. “What I learned about Sim was a value and no one was better at building relationships than Sim Byrd. In fact, in the program this morning, there are tributes to Sim. Martha Lee wrote whether you knew Sim for 50 years or a short time, you knew you were important to him because he told you so,” said Troy University Chancellor Dr. Jack Hawkins Jr.