Guard, Ohio State, 1954–56
Jim Parker
- Born
- Apr 3, 1934, in Macon, Georgia
- Died
- Jul 18, 2005, in Columbia, Maryland
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Jim Parker played guard at Ohio State (1954–56). He won the 1956 Outland Trophy. He finished eighth in the 1956 Heisman vote and was a consensus All‑American in 1956. The Baltimore Colts took Parker in the first round, No. 8 overall in the 1957 NFL Draft. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1974.
At a glance
Honors
- Inducted 1973Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Inducted 1974College Football Hall of Fame
- 1955, 1956First-team All-Big Ten
- 1956Outland Trophy
- 1956Consensus All‑American
- 1956Eighth in the Heisman vote
Team titles: National champions, 1954; Big Ten champions, 1954 and 1955
All-America: consensus 1956; FWAA 1955; UP second team 1955; AP third team 1955; NEA third team 1955; Central Press first team 1955; Jet magazine first team 1955
The teams in those years
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In the NFL
Pro Bowls: 8 (1958–65) · First-team All-Pro (AP): 8 (1958–65)
All-Pro teams: AP first team 1958–65; NEA first team 1959–61; UPI first team 1959–60; New York Daily News first team 1961; UPI second team 1961.
Pro Bowls and All-Pro teams by NFL season: rosters and honors, Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
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