Curtis Parker (1901 – April 19, 1982) was an

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and

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player and coach. He served as the head football coach at

Centenary College of Louisiana Centenary College of Louisiana is a private liberal arts college in Shreveport, Louisiana. The college is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. Founded in 1825, it is the oldest chartered liberal arts college west of the Mississippi Rive ...

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from 1934 to 1939, compiling a record of 37–27–6. He was also the head basketball coach at Centenary from 1927 to 1939, tallying a mark of 37–27–6. Parker was born in 1901 in

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and was raised in

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. He died on April 19, 1982, at Virginia Hall Nursing Home in Shreveport.

Head coaching record

Football

References

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