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Ace Parker

Ace Parker
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Parker pictured in the Chanticleer 1936, Duke yearbook
Date of birth (1912-05-17)May 17, 1912
Place of birth Portsmouth, Virginia
Date of death November 6, 2013(2013-11-06) (aged 101)
Place of death Portsmouth, Virginia
Career information
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
As player
19371941 Brooklyn Dodgers
1945 Boston Yanks
1946 New York Yankees
Career highlights and awards
Career stats
Military career
Allegiance United States United States
Service/branch United States Navy seal U.S. Navy
Years of service 1942–1945
Rank US-O1 insignia.svg 2nd Lt.
Battles/wars World War II
Ace Parker
Shortstop
Born: (1912-05-17)May 17, 1912
Portsmouth, Virginia
Died: November 6, 2013(2013-11-06) (aged 101)
Portsmouth, Virginia
Batted: Right Threw: Right
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
Teams

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.


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