Jack Parr

Jack Parr
	Parr as a senior at Kansas State
Personal information
Born	March 13, 1936; Louisville, Kentucky, US
Died	January 4, 2015 (aged 78); Lindsborg, Kansas, US
Listed height	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight	220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school	St. Christopher's (Richmond, Virginia)
College	Kansas State (1955–1958)
NBA draft	1958: 10th round, 70th overall pick
	Selected by the Cincinnati Royals
Playing career	1958–1959
Position	Center
Number	16
Career history
1958–1959	Cincinnati Royals
Career highlights and awards
	Third-team All-American – NABC (1958); 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1956–1958); No. 33 Jersey retired by Kansas State Wildcats;
Career NBA statistics
Points	262 (4.0 ppg)
Rebounds	278 (4.2 rpg)
Assists	51 (0.8 apg)
	Stats at NBA.com
	Stats at Basketball Reference

Jack Parr (March 13, 1936 – January 4, 2015) was an American professional basketball player. Parr was born in Louisville, Kentucky.^[1] He played college basketball at Kansas State University. Kansas State retired his jersey, and his number 33 is hanging from the rafters. He was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the 10th round of the 1958 NBA draft. He played 66 games for the Royals in 1958–1959, averaging 4.0 points per game.

Jack Parr was not what you would call a picture player early in his career, but he was endowed with an intensity and inner drive that spearheaded him to All-America stature. Rugged and strong, he would sweep the boards. Parr's assortment of shots included a hook and a soft "face the basket" jumper. Against Kansas in Lawrence in 1958, Parr made perhaps his greatest defensive play. With the final seconds ticking away, Kansas went to Wilt Chamberlain under the basket for an assumed easy lay-in. Parr went straight up and batted the ball away, enabling K-State to take a thrilling 79–75 victory.

Three times Parr gained all-league honors. Twice he helped the Wildcats to conference championships and NCAA play and twice received All-America recognition. He still holds KSU's single-season rebounding record and is second on the career charts. He ranks 10th among the all-time Wildcat scoring leaders with 1,184 points. Parr played one season professionally with the Cincinnati Royals before turning to private business and becoming a Big Eight basketball official.^[2] He died in January 2015, aged 78, at his home in Lindsborg, Kansas.^[3]

Career statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field goal percentage	3P%	3-point field goal percentage	FT%	Free throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game	Bold	Career high

NBA

Source^[1]

Regular season

Year	Team	GP	MPG	FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	PPG
1958–59	Cincinnati	66	15.7	.355	.603	4.2	.8	4.0

References

^ ^a ^b "Jack Parr NBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 13, 2023.
^ "Jack Parr (2004) - K-State Athletics Hall of Fame". Kansas State University Athletics.
^ https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article5452425.html

[bbr-1] "Jack Parr NBA Stats". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 13, 2023.

[2] "Jack Parr (2004) - K-State Athletics Hall of Fame". Kansas State University Athletics.

[3] ttps://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article5452425.html

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