Willie Parker (defensive tackle)

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Willie Parker
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Position: Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1945-03-12) March 12, 1945 (age 77)
Bastrop, Louisiana
Height:6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight:275 lb (125 kg)
Career information
High school:Bastrop (LA) Morehouse
College: Arkansas–Pine Bluff
NFL Draft: 1967  / Round: 5 / Pick: 118
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com  ·  PFR

Willie David Parker (born March 12, 1945) is a former American football defensive tackle who played four seasons with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Oilers in the fifth round of the 1967 NFL Draft. Parker played college football at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and attended Morehouse High School in Bastrop, Louisiana. [1] He was also a member of the Houston Texans/Shreveport Steamer of the World Football League. [2]

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References

  1. "WILLIE PARKER". profootballarchives.com. Retrieved September 6, 2014.
  2. "Willie Parker". nasljerseys.com. Retrieved September 6, 2014.