Paul B. Parker
 Parker pictured in Orient 1928, Ball State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1898 Greentown, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 12, 1960 (aged 61) Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1925 | Indiana |
| Baseball | |
| 1923–1925 | Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1929 | Ball State Teachers |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1930 | Ball State Teachers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–9–2 (football) 55–34 (basketball) |
Paul Barbour "Shorty" Parker (July 9, 1898 – March 12, 1960)[1] was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Ball Teachers College, Eastern Division, Indiana State Normal School—renamed Ball State Teachers College in 1929 and now known as Ball State University—from 1928 to 1929, compiling a record of 3–9–2. Parker was also the head basketball coach at Ball State from 1925 to 1930, tallying a mark of 55–34.
Early life and college career
[edit]Parker was born in 1898, in Greentown, Indiana, to Edmund L. and Elizabeth Parker. He attended school in Kokomo, Indiana, graduating from Kokomo High School in 1917. Parker served as a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army during World War I, before attending Indiana University.[2]
Death
[edit]Parker died on March 12, 1960, in Springfield, Ohio.[3]
Head coaching record
[edit]Football
[edit]| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Teachers Hoosieroons / Ball State Cardinals (Independent) (1928–1929) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Ball Teachers | 3–2–2 | |||||||
| 1929 | Ball State | 0–7 | |||||||
| Ball State Teachers / Ball State: | 3–9–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–9–2 | ||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ Haworth, C.V. (1920). History of Howard county in the World War. W.B. Burford, printer. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ^ "Leaders At Ball Teachers College". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. September 2, 1928. p. 17. Retrieved April 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Paul B. Parker, Ex-Ball State Coach, Dies". The Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. March 15, 1960. p. 7. Retrieved June 26, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
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