Northwestern University Athletics
2016 Football Roster
Jersey Number 34
Simba Short
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 210
- Position:
- LB
- Class:
- Redshirt First-Year
- Hometown:
- Brentwood, Calif.
- High School:
- De La Salle
2016: Redshirt freshman ... Medically retired.
2015: Did not see action in his first season in Evanston.
High School: Rated as a three-star linebacker by Scout.com and No. 50 overall at the position from the class ... Three-year varsity starter ... Served as team captain in 2014 ... First Team All-EBAL honoree ... Also captured the Team Players' Award ... Made a one-handed interception in a playoff game against Amador Valley ... Helped the Spartans win two state championships, three Nor-Cal titles and three NCS crowns ... Team finished 2014 with a perfect 14-0 record and ranked No. 2 nationally by USA Today ... Achieved Honor Roll status in seven consecutive semesters.
Personal: Born Simba Kamaleimaikalani Short in Wailuku, Hawaii ... Middle name means "beloved child sent from heaven" ... Son of Roger and Lenee Short ... Passionate about graffiti art ... Competed in high school against Northwestern running back Warren Long ... Attended same high school as notable NFL names Maurice Jones-Drew, DJ Williams and Amani Toomer ... Chose Northwestern over UCLA, Arizona State, Cal, Duke and others ... Major is undeclared.
2015: Did not see action in his first season in Evanston.
High School: Rated as a three-star linebacker by Scout.com and No. 50 overall at the position from the class ... Three-year varsity starter ... Served as team captain in 2014 ... First Team All-EBAL honoree ... Also captured the Team Players' Award ... Made a one-handed interception in a playoff game against Amador Valley ... Helped the Spartans win two state championships, three Nor-Cal titles and three NCS crowns ... Team finished 2014 with a perfect 14-0 record and ranked No. 2 nationally by USA Today ... Achieved Honor Roll status in seven consecutive semesters.
Personal: Born Simba Kamaleimaikalani Short in Wailuku, Hawaii ... Middle name means "beloved child sent from heaven" ... Son of Roger and Lenee Short ... Passionate about graffiti art ... Competed in high school against Northwestern running back Warren Long ... Attended same high school as notable NFL names Maurice Jones-Drew, DJ Williams and Amani Toomer ... Chose Northwestern over UCLA, Arizona State, Cal, Duke and others ... Major is undeclared.
Football - Purdue Game Week Press Conference (10/13/25)
Monday, October 13
Football - Penn State Postgame Press Conference (10/11/25)
Saturday, October 11
Football - Northwestern Stuns Penn State on the Road, 22-21 (10/11/25)
Saturday, October 11
Football - Penn State Game Week Press Conference (10/6/25)
Monday, October 06
