Sport(s) Football 1973–1976 Clemson 1953–1960 Fordyce HS (AR) 1980 Vanderbilt (QB) | 1961–1965 Arkansas A&M Name Red Parker 1966–1972 The Citadel | |
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Role American football head coach Education University of Arkansas at Monticello | ||
Jimmy Dale "Red" Parker (October 26, 1931 – January 4, 2016) was an American football 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 The Citadel 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 Southern Arkansas University, where he compiled a 7–3 record. From 1982 to 1987, he coached at Delta State University. From 1996 to 1998, he coached at Ouachita Baptist University where he compiled a 10–20 record.
Parker was named the first ever high school football coach for the Harmony Grove Cardinals, in Benton, Arkansas. His team won the school's first ever 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.