Jim Parker (American football)
Pro Football Hall of Fame induction
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| Position: | Offensive tackle, offensive guard | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | April 3, 1934 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Macon, Georgia | ||||||||
| Date of death: | July 18, 2005 (aged 71) | ||||||||
| Place of death: | Columbia, Maryland | ||||||||
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| High school: | Toledo (OH) Scott | ||||||||
| College: | Ohio State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1957 / Round: 1 / Pick: 8 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 135 |
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| Seasons: | 11 |
| Fumble recoveries: | 6 |
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James Thomas Parker (April 3, 1934 – July 18, 2005) was an American football player. He played college football at Ohio State University from 1954 to 1956 and in the National Football League (NFL) with the Baltimore Colts from 1957 to 1967. Parker was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974.
Parker played his first three years of high school football in Macon, Georgia, but then moved north to play his senior season for Scott High School in Toledo, Ohio, graduating in 1953. He was recruited to play as a guard for the Ohio State Buckeyes from 1954 to 1956, playing on both the offensive and defensive lines. Parker was known for his size, strength and quickness, and these talents, used for clearing a path for running backs, helped demonstrate the feasibility of head coach Woody Hayes' three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust offense—an offensive philosophy that had been questioned as suitable for big-time college football. Due in part to Parker, Hayes won his first national championship in 1954.
The next year, Parker opened holes to help Howard Cassady win the Heisman Trophy, and Parker was named as an All-American by the Football Writers Association of America. In 1956, Parker was a unanimous All-America selection and won the Outland Trophy. That year Parker himself finished eighth in the Heisman vote.
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