Jackie Parker
Running back, American football player
1932 – 2006
Who was Jackie Parker?
Jack Dickerson "Jackie" Parker, born in Knoxville, Tennessee, was an American football player who became an All-American in college football and an outstanding professional football player in the Canadian Football League at the running back, quarterback, defensive back, and kicker positions. He is primarily known for his play with the Edmonton Eskimos. Later in his career, he played for the Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions, and coached the Eskimos and Lions after his playing career ended.
Parker was named a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976, and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1976. In November, 2006, Parker was voted one of the CFL's Top 50 players of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN.
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- Born
- Jan 1, 1932
Knoxville - Also known as
- Jack Dickerson Parker
- Jackie
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Canada
- Profession
- Education
- Mississippi State University
- Jones County Junior College
- Lived in
- Knoxville
- Died
- Nov 7, 2006
Edmonton
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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