George Parrish (basketball)

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George Parrish was a unanimous selection as first team all-South Atlantic conference center in 1919, 1920 and 1921. . George Frizzell Parrish.jpg
George Parrish was a unanimous selection as first team all-South Atlantic conference center in 1919, 1920 and 1921. .

George Frizzell Parrish (March 23, 1897 - September 22, 1971) [2] was a three-sport athlete at Virginia Tech in the early 20th century. He was a native of Bristol, Virginia.

Parrish was unanimously named the first team all-South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association center three times in the seasons ending in 1919, 1920 and 1921. [1] He scored 320 points in the 1919 season. [3] In 1921, he scored 348 points on 116 field goals and 116 free throws. This represented almost half of the team's 723 total points. [1]

He was also an all-South Atlantic Conference end for the football team, [1] [3] and competed in the discus and javelin events for the track and field team. At the end of 1919, he held the Tech javelin record throw of 146.5 feet. [4]

He was inducted in the Virginia Tech Sports Hall of Fame in 1986, the fifth class of Hall of Fame inductees. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 The Bugle 1921. p. 220. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. "George Frizzell Parrish". findagrave.com. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Virginia Tech Men's Basketball Media Guide 1999-2000 (PDF). Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. The Bugle 1919. Blacksburg, VA. Retrieved 19 February 2019.