Robert W. "Crock" Parker Jr. (June 15, 1912 – June 7, 1984) was an

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and

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coach. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Texas State College—now known as

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–from 1954 to 1959, compiling a record of 30–17–3. Parker was also the head track coach and an assistant football coach at Stephen F. Austin State University in

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. Parker attended North Texas Agricultural College—now known as the

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–where he played football,

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, and

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. He was a teammate in all three sports with his brother,

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, who went on to coach in the

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(NFL) and Jack Gray, who became the head basketball coach at the

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Head coaching record

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