Kenny Parker
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | July 22, 1946 Paterson, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Eastside (Paterson, New Jersey) |
| College: | Fordham (basketball) |
| Position: | Defensive back |
| NFL draft: | 1968 / round: 16 / pick: 422 |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Kenny Parker (born July 22, 1946) is an American former professional football defensive back who played in the National Football League (NFL).
Early life
[edit]Parker was born and grew up in Paterson, New Jersey and attended Eastside High School. He played basketball and football and was named first-team All-Passaic Valley Conference at quarterback as a senior.[1]
College basketball career
[edit]Parker played basketball at Fordham, which did not have a college football team at the time.[2][3] Parker played under head coach Johnny Bach and was a starter at guard. He named the Rams captain as a senior and was an Academic All-America selection.[4] Parker averaged 4.9 points over 77 games during his collegiate basketball career.[5]
Professional career
[edit]Despite not having played football since high school, Parker was selected in the 16th round of the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft by the New York Giants. He suffered a season-ending injury during the 1968 preseason and spent 1969 on the practice squad.[6][7] Parker made the Giants active roster in 1970, and eventually became a starter at cornerback due to injuries.[8] Parker was cut at the end of training camp in 1971.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Eastside". BergenPassaicFootball.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Ram's biggest:BC Tomorrow". The Heights. February 2, 1968. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Signori signed by Bulls". The Fordham Ram. May 3, 1968. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Albers Named to 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-America® Women's At-Large First-team". FordhamSports.com. June 14, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Ken Parker College Stats". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ Harvin, Al (July 21, 1969). "Brenner and Parker, Both Rookies, Have Giant Hopes". The New York Times.
- ^ Harvin, Al (September 25, 1970). "Giant Scout Carries the News: Cowboys Boast Plenty of Guns". The New York Times.
- ^ Baker, Jim; Corbett, Bernard M. (2010). The Most Memorable Games in Giants History: The Oral History of a Legendary Team. p. 147. ISBN 9781608190683.
- ^ "Battle of Jets Reaches Point of No Returns". The New York Times. September 8, 1971.