Vaughn Parker

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Vaughn Parker
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Position: Offensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1971-06-05) June 5, 1971 (age 52)
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:300 lb (136 kg)
Career information
High school: St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute
(Tonawanda, New York)
College: UCLA
NFL Draft: 1994  / Round: 2 / Pick: 63
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Vaughn Antoine Parker (born June 5, 1971) is a former American football offensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers and Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He played high school football at St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute in Buffalo, New York, where he was named to the All-Western New York and All-Northeast teams. Parker played college football at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he became only the second offensive player in school history to be named to the all-conference team three times. Parker was drafted in the second round (63rd overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft by the Chargers. [1] His rookie year, the Chargers won the AFC Championship and faced San Francisco in Super Bowl XXIX. Parker spent ten seasons playing for the Chargers, with his final season (2003) there cut short by a season-ending knee injury. He signed with the Redskins for the 2004 season and appeared in one game before being waived at the conclusion of the season.

Vaughn successfully earned an Executive MBA through the University of Southern California in May 2017. In November 2017, Parker was officially recognized by his hometown for his sports achievements when he was inducted into the Greater Buffalo Sports Hall of Fame. He currently lives in San Diego, California.

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References

  1. "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-31.