Parker pictured in the Chanticleer 1936, Duke yearbook
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Date of birth | May 17, 1912 |
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Place of birth | Portsmouth, Virginia |
Date of death | November 6, 2013 | (aged 101)
Place of death | Portsmouth, Virginia |
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Position(s) | Quarterback / Halfback |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 178 lb (81 kg) |
College | Duke |
High school | Woodrow Wilson (VA) |
NFL draft | 1937 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13 |
Career history | |
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1937–1941 | Brooklyn Dodgers |
1945 | Boston Yanks |
1946 | New York Yankees |
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Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/branch | U.S. Navy |
Years of service | 1942–1945 |
Rank | 2nd Lt. |
Battles/wars | World War II |
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Shortstop | |||
Born: Portsmouth, Virginia |
May 17, 1912|||
Died: November 6, 2013 Portsmouth, Virginia |
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MLB debut | |||
April 24, 1937, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
Last MLB appearance | |||
September 4, 1938, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||
MLB statistics | |||
Batting average | .179 | ||
Home runs | 2 | ||
Runs batted in | 25 | ||
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Clarence McKay "Ace" Parker (May 17, 1912 – November 6, 2013) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played professional football as a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1941) and Boston Yanks (1945) and in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees. He was an All-American halfback at Duke University in 1936. Parker also played Major League Baseball during 1936 and 1937 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He served as the head baseball coach at Duke from 1953 to 1966. Parker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
Parker was the son of Ernest and Mabel Parker and grew up near Norfolk, Virginia. He attended Woodrow Wilson High School in Portsmouth, graduating with the class of 1933 and starring in five sports. He enrolled at Duke University as a freshman in 1933.
At Duke, Parker competed in three sports: football, basketball and baseball. From 1934–1936, he starred at running back, doing most of the running and passing for Duke. He was second team All-American in 1935 and consensus All-American first team in 1936. He placed sixth in the Heisman Trophy voting in 1936. Parker was a great open-field runner and one of the best punters in college football at the time. His 105-yard kickoff return against North Carolina is still a Duke school record. Parker also stood out as a baseball player at Duke, playing in 1935–1936.