Lemuel Tyrone "Limbo" Parks (born March 21, 1965) is a former

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player who played as an

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for four years at college level with a short stint in professional football. He played college football for

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and the

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. He had a three-game stint as a replacement player for

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of the

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(NFL) during the

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Early years

Parks was born in

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. He attended

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College career

Parks first played college football at

, where he was part of the Red Ravens 1983

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(NJCAA) National Championship team. In 1984, Parks was named an NJCAA Football All-American. In 1985, Parks transferred to the

. Parks earned All- SWC honors in 1986. https://redravenathletics.com/sports/fball/FB_Hall_of_Fame_Bios/FB_-_LImbo_Parks_HOF

Professional career

By the beginning of the

, Parks was working as a

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delivery driver. With the majority of NFL players choosing to walk out after the second game of the season, Parks became one of a large number of replacement players, joining the

. He made three appearances for the team before the regular players returned for the sixth game. The three games, against the

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, the

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and the

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were all wins.

References

https://link2leessummit.newsnirvana.com/education/lsws-limbo-parks-is-making-his-return-one-step-at-a-time/article_653b09e2-989c-11ec-b541-eff7c4f2e511.html

External links

Just Sports Stats
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