Jim Parmer
Not to be confused with Jim Palmer.
 Parmer on a 1955 Bowman football card | |
| Date of birth | April 25, 1927 |
|---|---|
| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas |
| Date of death | April 20, 2005 (aged 77) |
| Place of death | Lubbock, Texas |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Fullback / halfback |
| College | Oklahoma State |
| NFL draft | 1948 / Round: 25 / Pick 234 |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1948–1956 | Philadelphia Eagles |
| Career stats | |
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James Richard Parmer (April 25, 1927 – April 20, 2005) was an American football running back in the National Football League who played for nine seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. He later worked as a scout.
Parmer served as an assistant coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team under DeWitt Weaver during the 1960 season.[1]
During the fourth episode of Hard Knocks: Training Camp With the Miami Dolphins, team General Manager Jeff Ireland revealed that Parmer was his grandfather.
References
External links
- Parmer helped build '85 Bears
- Jim Parmer at Find a Grave and also here, with different date of birth
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