Sam Y. Parker Explained

School:Tennessee Volunteers
Currentposition:Fullback
Pastschools:Tennessee (1903 - 1905)
Birth Date:12 May 1880
Death Place:Helenwood, Tennessee
Highlights:

Samuel Epps Young Parker (May 12, 1880 – July 5, 1906) was a college football and baseball player for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee.[1] He was a member of Chi Delta.[2] On the football team he was a fullback. Nash Buckingham selected Parker All-Southern in 1904.[3] Parker was shot by lawyer James E. Fulton on July 5, 1906, as he stepped off a train in Helenwood. Fulton alleged his wife had been having an affair with Parker.[4] Fulton later also died from a gunshot.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Register . The University . 1905. Google Books.
  2. Book: The University of Tennessee Magazine . 1904. Google Books.
  3. News: Some Past All-Southerns. Atlanta Georgian. December 9, 1907. 12. March 5, 2015. Digital Library of Georgia.
  4. Web site: Finding Aid for the Sam Y. Parker Collection MS.0830 . February 25, 2024 . University of Tennessee.
  5. The Jackson Sun, Tuesday, July 3, 1917