Sonny Parker (basketball)
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| Personal information | |
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| Born |
March 22, 1955 Chicago, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Listed height | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) |
| Listed weight | 200 lb (91 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school |
Farragut Career Academy (Chicago, Illinois) |
| College |
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| NBA draft | 1976 / Round: 1 / Pick: 17th overall |
| Selected by the Golden State Warriors | |
| Playing career | 1976–1982 |
| Position | Small forward / Shooting guard |
| Number | 22 |
| Career history | |
| 1976–1982 | Golden State Warriors |
| Career NBA statistics | |
| Points | 4,471 (9.9 ppg) |
| Rebounds | 1,841 (4.1 rpg) |
| Assists | 954 (2.1 apg) |
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Robert S. "Sonny" Parker (born March 22, 1955) is a retired American professional basketball player who played small forward and shooting guard for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was drafted in the first round of the NBA draft after attending and playing basketball at Texas A&M University. After retiring from basketball, Parker created the Sonny Parker Youth Foundation in Chicago to help inner-city students.
Parker was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Chicago's Farragut High School, where he was received All-City, All-State, and All-Public League honors. In appreciation of his efforts on the school's basketball team, he has been named to the Farragut Hall of Fame, the Chicago Public Schools Hall of Fame, and the Illinois High School Hall of Fame.
After graduating from high school, Parker spent two years at Mineral Area College. In both of his seasons, Parker was named an All-American, as well as Conference Player of the Year and Region Player of the Year. He was an All-Conference and All-Region pick, and is the Mineral Area College's Leading Career Scorer. He has been inducted into the National Junior College Hall of Fame. The 1973 team won the conference championship.
Although Parker was recruited by many of the top college basketball programs, he chose to attend Texas A&M University, primarily to learn under legendary coach Shelby Metcalf. The lonely Parker, over 1000 miles from home, was quickly embraced by Metcalf and his family, often accompanying his coach on fishing trips. The men became close enough friends that after Parker was named the most valuable player in one of the many college tournaments in which A&M participated, he gave his reward, a nice watch, to Metcalf as a gift. Metcalf treasured the watch for twenty-five years, before giving it to Parker's son Christian at the ceremony inducting Parker into the Texas A&M Athletic Hall of Fame. At Metcalf's funeral in February 2007, Parker gave a eulogy and served as one of the pallbearers.
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