Bernie Parrish
Parrish on a 1964 NFL playing card | |||||||||
| No. 30 | |||||||||
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||
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| Born | April 29, 1936 Long Beach, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | October 23, 2019 (aged 83) Springfield, Missouri, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, Florida) | ||||||||
| College | Florida | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1958: 9th round, 108th overall pick | ||||||||
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Bernard Paul Parrish (April 29, 1936 – October 23, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for eight seasons during the 1950s and 1960s. Parrish played college football for the Florida Gators, and thereafter, he played for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL and the Houston Oilers of the AFL. Parrish's football memoirs later stirred controversy.