Reuben Samuel "Big" Parker, Jr. (July 18, 1893 – September 10, 1957) was an American
college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States.
Unlike most ...
player.
Sewanee
He was a prominent
fullback Fullback or Full back may refer to:
Sports
* A position in various kinds of football, including:
** Full-back (association football), in association football (soccer), a defender playing in a wide position
** Fullback (gridiron football), in Americ ...
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end for the
Sewanee Tigers football
The Sewanee Tigers football team represents Sewanee: The University of the South in the sport of American football. The Tigers compete in NCAA Division III as members of the Southern Athletic Association.
Three Sewanee Tigers are members of the ...
team of
Sewanee: The University of the South, chosen for the second-team all-time Sewanee football team. As a fullback he was touted as "'some' line plunger." Parker was from
El Paso, Texas.
1913
Parker was selected
All-Southern.
World War I
Parker was a veteran of
World War I.
References
Players of American football from El Paso, Texas
American football ends
American football fullbacks
All-Southern college football players
Sewanee Tigers football players
1893 births
1957 deaths
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