| Red Parker | |
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1931 |
| Birth Place: | Hampton, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Coach Years1: | 1953–1960 |
| Coach Team1: | Fordyce HS (AR) |
| Coach Years2: | 1961–1965 |
| Coach Team2: | Arkansas A&M |
| Coach Years3: | 1966–1972 |
| Coach Team3: | The Citadel |
| Coach Years4: | 1973–1976 |
| Coach Team4: | Clemson |
| Coach Years5: | 1980 |
| Coach Team5: | Vanderbilt (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years6: | 1981 |
| Coach Team6: | Southern Arkansas |
| Coach Years7: | 1982–1987 |
| Coach Team7: | Delta State |
| Coach Years8: | 1988–1991 |
| Coach Team8: | Ole Miss (OC/QB) |
| Coach Years9: | 1996–1998 |
| Coach Team9: | Ouachita Baptist |
| Overall Record: | 137–127–8 (college) 105–15–4 (high school) |
| Awards: | ACC Coach of the Year (1974) |
Jimmy Dale "Red" Parker[1] (October 26, 1931 – January 4, 2016) was an American football coach. From 1961 to 1965, he served as the head football coach at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, where he compiled a 29–19–2 record. From 1966 to 1972, he coached at The Citadel in South Carolina. He compiled a 46–37 record there. From 1973 to 1976, he coached at Clemson University, where he compiled a 17–25–2 record. In 1981, he coached at Southern Arkansas University, where he compiled a 7–3 record. From 1982 to 1987, he coached at Delta State University. From 1996 to 1998, he coached at Ouachita Baptist University where he compiled a 10–20 record.
Parker was named the first high school football coach for the Harmony Grove Cardinals, in Benton, Arkansas. His team won the school's first varsity game against Poyen High School Indians on September 3, 2010, by a score of 35–14.[2] He announced his resignation from Harmony Grove on October 28, 2015, effective at the end of the 2015 season, citing health reasons.[3] He died on January 4, 2016, from complications of heart disease.[4] [5]