James R. "Dick" Parsons is a former American

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and

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coach. He was the coach of the

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team from 1970 to 1972 and was also an assistant coach for the

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team from 1970 to 1980 under Joe B. Hall. He attended the

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from 1957 to 1961 where he played both baseball and basketball.

Early years

Parson was born in

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and attended Harlan High School where he ran track and played baseball, basketball and football. He attended the University of Kentucky where he was a two sport athlete. In baseball, he was all- SEC in 1959 and 1961 and All-American in 1961.

Coaching career

Basketball

Baseball

Head coaching record

Below is a table of Parson's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.

References

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