Jim Parker (American football)
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| Positions | Tackle Guard | ||||||||
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| Born | April 3, 1934 Macon, Georgia, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died | July 18, 2005 (aged 71) Columbia, Maryland, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 273 lb (124 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Scott (Toledo, Ohio) | ||||||||
| College | Ohio State (1954–1956) | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1957: 1st round, 8th overall pick | ||||||||
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James Thomas Parker (April 3, 1934 – July 18, 2005) was an American professional football player who was an offensive tackle and guard for the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played from 1957 to 1967, and was a member of Baltimore's NFL championship teams in 1958 and 1959. He was selected as a first-team All-Pro in nine of his 11 seasons in the NFL. Parker was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1973.
Parker grew up in Macon, Georgia, and played college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes under coach Woody Hayes from 1954 to 1956. He helped the Buckeyes win a national championship in 1954. As a senior in 1956, he was a unanimous All-American and won the Outland Trophy. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974.