Ace Parker American football player

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 in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1941) and Boston Yanks (1945) and in the of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) the New York Yankees . He was an All-American halfback at Duke University in 1936. Parker also played Major League Baseball during 1936 and 1937 with the Philadelphia Athletics. He served as the head baseball coach at Duke from 1953 to 1966. Parker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1955 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972.

Personal facts

Birth dateMay 17, 1912
Birth place
Virginia , Portsmouth Virginia , United States
Date of deathNovember 06, 2013
Place of death
Virginia , Portsmouth Virginia , United States

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American football player

highschool
Woodrow Wilson High School (Portsmouth Virginia)
position
Quarterback
Halfback (American football)

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