Jimmy Dale "Red" Parker (October 26, 1931 – January 4, 2016) was an

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coach. From 1961 to 1965, he served as the head football coach at Arkansas A&M, where he compiled a 29–19–2 record. From 1966 to 1972, he coached at

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in South Carolina. He compiled a 46–37 record there. From 1973 to 1976, he coached at Clemson, where he compiled a 17–25–2 record. In 1981, he coached at

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, where he compiled a 7–3 record. From 1982 to 1987, he coached at

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. From 1996 to 1998, he coached at

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where he compiled a 10–20 record. Parker was named the first high school football coach for the Harmony Grove Cardinals, in Benton, Arkansas. His team won the school's first varsity game against Poyen High School Indians on September 3, 2010, by a score of 35–14. He announced his resignation from Harmony Grove on October 28, 2015, effective at the end of the 2015 season, citing health reasons. He died on January 4, 2016, from complications of heart disease.

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