Parker Hall (American football)

• Cleveland Rams (1939-1942)
• San Francisco 49ers (1946 )

Linus Parker Hall ( born December 10, 1916 in Tunica, Mississippi; † February 8, 2005 in Vicksburg, Mississippi), nicknamed " Bullet" was an American Football player in the NFL.

College

Hall has played from 1936 to 1938 at his college, the University of Mississippi, American football. For use he came here in the team of the college, the. Ole Miss Rebels quarterback, but also as a tailback and halfback 1938, in his last year in college, he won with his team nine out of eleven games. This year he was able to achieve a gain of space of 1558 yards and eleven touchdowns.

Professional time

In 1939, Hall joined the Cleveland Rams, after he was pulled in 1939 NFL Draft in the first round in third place of this team. Hall was once used as a starting quarterback and running back. Parker Hall was the first quarterback in NFL history, who threw more than 100 passes in a season that could be caught by a teammate. In the 30's football was still dominated by running game, Halls performance was quite surprising. During his career with the Rams, he was able to achieve 30 touchdowns passing game. Halls runs generic skills meant that he was always successfully established as a running back.

1942 Hall had to interrupt his career after four years with the Rams and did his military service in the United States Navy from. In 1946, he then joined the San Francisco 49ers, who were playing at this time in the All-America Football Conference, at. But he received little use time. After a year he ended his career.

Honors

1939 Hall MVP (Joe F. Carr Trophy ) was chosen. He once played in the Pro Bowl, the final game of the best players of the season and was twice elected to the All- Pro. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and in the Sports Hall of Fame of his native state and its colleges.

After the career

Hall worked for his career in the timber industry. He is buried in the Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg.