Parker pictured in the Chanticleer 1936, Duke yearbook
Born
(1912-05-17)May 17, 1912
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Died
November 6, 2013(2013-11-06) (aged 101)
Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
American football player
American football career
No. 7, 31, 88
Position:
Quarterback Tailback Safety
Personal information
Height:
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:
178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school:
Woodrow Wilson (Portsmouth, Virginia)
College:
Duke (1934–1936)
NFL draft:
1937 / Round: 2 / Pick: 13
Career history
As a player:
Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1941)
Boston Yanks (1945)
New York Yankees (1946)
As a coach:
Duke (1953–1966) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
NFL Most Valuable Player (1940)
2× First-team All-Pro (1938, 1940)
2× Second-team All-Pro (1937, 1939)
Second-team All-AAFC (1946)
NFL passing yards leader (1938)
NFL interceptions (made) co-leader (1940)
Consensus All-American (1936)
Second-team All-American (1935)
Career NFL/AAFC statistics
TD–INT:
30–50
Passing yards:
4,698
Rushing yards:
1,292
Rushing touchdowns:
13
Receiving yards:
229
Receiving touchdowns:
3
Interceptions:
7
Defensive touchdowns:
2
Player stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
Baseball player
Baseball career
Shortstop
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 1937, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 4, 1938, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average
.179
Home runs
2
RBI
25
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1938)
Ace Parker
Allegiance
United States
Service/branch
United States Navy
Years of service
1942–1945
Rank
Ensign
Battles/wars
World War II
Clarence McKay "Ace" Parker (May 17, 1912 – November 6, 2013) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played professional football as a quarterback, tailback and safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1941) and the Boston Yanks (1945) and in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees. He was an All-American selection at Duke University in 1936. Parker also played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) during 1936 and 1937 with the Philadelphia Athletics.[1] He served as the head baseball coach at Duke from 1953 to 1966. Parker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1955 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972.
^Bowling, Lewis (November 2013). "The Ace of them all: Duke legend Ace Parker passes away at age 101; was the oldest living Pro Football Hall of Famer". GoDuke the Magazine. 5 (3). Winston-Salem, North Carolina: Blue Devil IMG Sports Network: 14–16.
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Global Information
United States
United States Navy
Ensign