Ace Parker
Ace Parker | |||||||||||||||||||
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Parker pictured in the Chanticleer 1936, Duke yearbook | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | May 17, 1912 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 6, 2013 (aged 101) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Football career | |||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7, 31, 88 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Positions | Quarterback Tailback Safety | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Listed height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 178 lb (81 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| High school | Woodrow Wilson (Portsmouth, Virginia) | ||||||||||||||||||
| College | Duke (1934–1936) | ||||||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1937: 2nd round, 13th overall pick | ||||||||||||||||||
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Baseball career | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shortstop | |||||||||||||||||||
Batted: Right Threw: Right | |||||||||||||||||||
| MLB debut | |||||||||||||||||||
| April 24, 1937, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
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| September 4, 1938, for the Philadelphia Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Batting average | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Home runs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| RBI | 25 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |||||||||||||||||||
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Clarence McKay "Ace" Parker (May 17, 1912 – November 6, 2013) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played professional football as a quarterback, tailback and safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1941) and the Boston Yanks (1945) and in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees. He was an All-American selection at Duke University in 1936. Parker also played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) during 1936 and 1937 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He served as the head baseball coach at Duke from 1953 to 1966. Parker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1955 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972.