Red Parker Explained

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]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/services.asp?locid=10&page=odetail&id=40253 Coach Jimmy "Red" Dale Parker Obituary
  2. News: At age 81, former Citadel football coach Red Parker still in the game. Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Jeff Hartsell. October 5, 2013. January 4, 2016.
  3. News: High school, college coach Jimmy "Red" Parker resigning. Jeremy Muck. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. October 28, 2015. October 29, 2015.
  4. Web site: Longtime football coach Jimmy "Red" Parker dies at 84. 4 January 2016.
  5. News: Former Citadel, Clemson coach Red Parker dies at 84. Post and Courier. Charleston, SC. Jeff Hartsell. January 4, 2016. January 4, 2016.