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Rodney Parker
Rodney Parker (born July 18, 1953) is an American former gridiron football wide receiver who played six seasons professionally. He played college football at Tennessee State and was a sixth round NFL draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 1978. After being released by them in training camp, Parker signed in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, with whom he would play until being released in 1979. In the 1980 season, Parker returned to the National Football League (NFL) by signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. After two seasons with them, Parker played two years in the United States Football League (USFL) with the Philadelphia Stars and San Antonio Gunslingers.
Parker was born on July 18, 1953, in Mobile, Alabama, where he grew up. He attended Francis T. Nicholls High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is the only attendee of that school ever to play in the National Football League (NFL). In his school, he was a "star" participant in track and field.
When Parker was 16 years old, he worked as an usher at Super Bowl IV. He worked at the 40-yard line behind the Kansas City Chiefs bench.
In 1974, Parker enrolled at Tennessee State University. He made the varsity team for his sophomore season, 1975. As a junior in 1976, Parker recorded 25 receptions for 552 yards and scored five touchdowns. His 552 receiving yards led the team.
An article on Parker in The Tennessean shortly before his senior season began said the following:
Shucks, Rodney Parker, Tennessee State University's senior flanker, isn't so hard to stop. He was stopped twice yesterday on his way to football practice. Once by a pro scout from Los Angeles, then by a scout from Seattle. Once he gets in uniform, and on the football field, and folks in different-colored uniforms try to stop him, though, it's an entirely different matter. He isn't so easily halted then. And it's that quality that is filling up page after page in the scouts' notebooks: 'good speed,' they scribble, 'great balance...good hands.'
Parker recorded 16 catches for 271 yards and one touchdown as a senior in nine games.
After graduating from Tennessee State, Parker was selected in the sixth round (152nd overall) of the 1978 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons. The Atlanta Constitution reported that he "may return kicks." He signed his rookie contract on June 9. On August 1, in training camp, Parker suffered a strained knee that the Falcons announced would sideline him for several weeks. Parker was placed on waivers on August 15.
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Rodney Parker
Rodney Parker (born July 18, 1953) is an American former gridiron football wide receiver who played six seasons professionally. He played college football at Tennessee State and was a sixth round NFL draft pick of the Atlanta Falcons in 1978. After being released by them in training camp, Parker signed in the Canadian Football League (CFL) with the Saskatchewan Roughriders, with whom he would play until being released in 1979. In the 1980 season, Parker returned to the National Football League (NFL) by signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. After two seasons with them, Parker played two years in the United States Football League (USFL) with the Philadelphia Stars and San Antonio Gunslingers.
Parker was born on July 18, 1953, in Mobile, Alabama, where he grew up. He attended Francis T. Nicholls High School in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is the only attendee of that school ever to play in the National Football League (NFL). In his school, he was a "star" participant in track and field.
When Parker was 16 years old, he worked as an usher at Super Bowl IV. He worked at the 40-yard line behind the Kansas City Chiefs bench.
In 1974, Parker enrolled at Tennessee State University. He made the varsity team for his sophomore season, 1975. As a junior in 1976, Parker recorded 25 receptions for 552 yards and scored five touchdowns. His 552 receiving yards led the team.
An article on Parker in The Tennessean shortly before his senior season began said the following:
Shucks, Rodney Parker, Tennessee State University's senior flanker, isn't so hard to stop. He was stopped twice yesterday on his way to football practice. Once by a pro scout from Los Angeles, then by a scout from Seattle. Once he gets in uniform, and on the football field, and folks in different-colored uniforms try to stop him, though, it's an entirely different matter. He isn't so easily halted then. And it's that quality that is filling up page after page in the scouts' notebooks: 'good speed,' they scribble, 'great balance...good hands.'
Parker recorded 16 catches for 271 yards and one touchdown as a senior in nine games.
After graduating from Tennessee State, Parker was selected in the sixth round (152nd overall) of the 1978 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons. The Atlanta Constitution reported that he "may return kicks." He signed his rookie contract on June 9. On August 1, in training camp, Parker suffered a strained knee that the Falcons announced would sideline him for several weeks. Parker was placed on waivers on August 15.