Billy Sims Barbecue

In 2004, Sims and Jackson opened the first Billy Sims BBQ location in The Farm shopping center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Sims is the 1978 Heisman Trophy winner and a former running back for the Detroit Lions. He partnered with Jackson, who had previously worked in sports marketing prior to meeting Sims in 1999, to launch the Billy Sims BBQ brand. The company was operating in six different locations when Sims and Jackson expanded their operation by opening Billy Sims BBQ up to franchise opportunities in 2008. ==Operations==

Billy Sims BBQ locations serve nine kinds of meat that are smoked on-site daily. Billy Sims BBQ has 45 franchise locations operating across Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Texas, Iowa, Colorado, and Michigan. The company's newest location and first in Wisconsin, opened in Fall of 2019, owned and operated by Clay Covert. The restaurant is located in West Bend, a small city north of Milwaukee. ==See also==