Ace Parker
- Brooklyn Dodgers (1937-1941)
- Boston Yanks (1945 )
- New York Yankees (1946 )
- 5x All-Star selection ( 1937-1940, 1946) 1 2 team
- Joe F. Carr Trophy (1940 )
- Duke Sports Hall of Fame (1975 )
- College Football Hall of Fame (1955 )
- Pro Football Hall of Fame (1972 )
- North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame (1963 )
- Virginia Sports Hall of Fame (1972 )
- Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame (2008)
Clarence McKay " Ace" Parker ( born May 17, 1912 in Portsmouth, Virginia; † November 6, 2013, ibid ) was a U.S. American football and baseball player. He played in the National Football League ( NFL), among others, with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Youth
Ace Parker attended in his hometown high school. The talented young athletes from Parker where he ran five sports, including baseball and American football. During his school years, he was honored by his school a total of 16 times because of his athletic achievements.
Playing career
College career
Clarence Parker studied from 1934 to 1936 at Duke University in Durham. He played there in both the football and the baseball team and basketball team. For his football team he ran predominantly as a halfback. In 1935 he was elected ( Second Team ) for All-American. The following year was admitted to the first team selection. From 1934 to 1936, the football team of the College 24 of 29 games won. 1935 and 1936 won his college team the championship in the Southern Conference.
Professional career
In 1937, Parker first played professional baseball for the Philadelphia Athletics, a team of Major League Baseball ( MLB). After 38 games, he interrupted his baseball career and played American football for the Brooklyn Dodgers, who had selected him in the same year in the second round in 13th place of the NFL Draft. For the Dodgers, he ran predominantly as a tailback. Following the NFL 1937 season, he moved in the spring of 1938 again to the Athletics back, but ended after a further 56 games in the MLB his baseball career in this league. Interrupted by his service in the U.S. Navy he played until 1952 repeatedly in different unterklassigen Baseball teams.
In the NFL game 1938 Parker ran again for the Dodgers. He introduced this season, two NFL Jahresbestleistungen on - 1 for most pass attempts ( 148) and second for the highest achieved by fitting clearance profit (865 yards). By 1941, Parker played in Brooklyn. A title win did not succeed with this team.
In 1941, Parker was drafted by the U.S. Navy and served as a lieutenant. Immediately after his term of service he returned to professional football and ran for the Boston Yanks. In 1946 he joined the trained by Ray Flaherty New York Yankees, a team played in the All-America Football Conference newly founded ( AAFC ). With the Yankees, he also celebrated his biggest success. The team succeeded in 1946 to move into the AAFC - final. Enemies in the game were those of Paul Brown assisted Cleveland Browns. The Browns were the dominant team in the AAFC and also won this encounter with 14:9. Parker had caught a bad day. While the quarterback of the Browns Otto Graham was able to achieve 213 Yards space gained by passing and thus led his team to victory, it was only 81 yards and threw an interception space gain. This half year Parker ended his playing career.
Coaching career
Immediately after his playing career Parker was Head coach of the baseball team of Duke University and practiced at the same time the office of an assistant coach of the football team out. From 1949 to 1952 he was also player-manager of the Durham Bulls to a minor league baseball team. In 1961 Parker his baseball team at Duke University in the College World Series. After 19 years as coach of Duke University, he moved to the University of North Carolina. He finished there after a year, his work as a trainer.
Parker died on November 6, 2013 in his hometown. He is buried in the Olive Branch Cemetery in Portsmouth.
Honors
Ace Parker was five times elected to the All-Star. In 1940 he won the Joe F. Carr Trophy as the best player of the NFL season. Since 1955 he is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1972 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Furthermore, he is in another hall of fame: in the Duke Sports Hall of Fame, in the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, and in the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and in the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame. His hometown named a street after him.