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Jim Parmer

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Jim Parmer
Parmer on a 1955 Bowman football card
Date of birth(1927-04-25)April 25, 1927
Place of birthDallas, Texas, U.S.
Date of deathApril 20, 2005(2005-04-20) (aged 77)
Place of deathLubbock, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Fullback / halfback
US collegeOklahoma State
NFL draft1948 / round: 25 / Pick 234
Career history
As player
1948–1956Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

James Richard Parmer (April 25, 1927 – April 20, 2005) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for nine seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. He later worked as a scout.

Parmer served as an assistant coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team under DeWitt Weaver during the 1960 season.[1]

During the fourth episode of Hard Knocks, team General Manager Jeff Ireland revealed that Parmer was his grandfather.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Lubbock Online". Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
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