Position Fullback Place of death Helenwood, Tennessee | College Tennessee (1903–1905) Name Sam Parker | |
Date of birth (1880-05-12)May 12, 1880 Date of death July 5, 1906(1906-07-05) (aged 26) | ||
Samuel Epps Young Parker (May 12, 1880 – July 5, 1906) was a college football and baseball player for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee. Nash Buckingham selected Parker All-Southern in 1904. Parker was shot by lawyer James E. Fulton on July 5, 1906 as he stepped off a train in Helenwood. Fulton alleged his wife had been having an affair with Parker.
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