Reuben S. Parker
| Sewanee Tigers | |
|---|---|
| Position | End/Fullback |
| Class | 1913 |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | July 18, 1893 El Paso, Texas |
| Died: | September 10, 1957 (aged 64) El Paso, Texas |
| Career history | |
| College | Sewanee (1912–1914) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Reuben Samuel "Big" Parker, Jr. (July 18, 1893 – September 10, 1957) was an American college football player.
Sewanee
He was a prominent fullback and end for the Sewanee Tigers football team of Sewanee: The University of the South,[1] chosen for the second-team all-time Sewanee football team.[2] As a fullback he was touted as "'some' line plunger."[3] Parker was from El Paso, Texas.
1913
Parker was selected All-Southern.[4]
World War I
Parker was a veteran of World War I.[5]
References
- ^ Lindsay and Vowell Tear Up Tiger Defence. Vol. 18. p. 68.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - ^ "Sewanee's All-Time Football Team". Sewanee Alumni News. February 1949.
- ^ "Sewanee Forwards Touted As Good As Any in South". Atlanta Constitution. October 27, 1913. p. 8. Retrieved May 7, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Composite All-Southern Eleven Chosen By Eighteen Dopesters". Atlanta Constitution. December 2, 1913. p. 8. Retrieved March 3, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1916". 24. February 1958.
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