Nathan Parker (American football)
 Parker, c, 1926 | |
| Position | Tackle |
|---|---|
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 9, 1908 Allegheny Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died: | May 6, 1991 (age 87) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 192 lb (87 kg) |
| Career history | |
| College | Dartmouth (1923–1925)[1] |
| High school | Bellevue High School (Penn.)[1] |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Nathan Kuhns Parker[1] (March 9, 1904 – May 6, 1991) was an American football player. Parker attended Bellevue High School in Bellevue, Pennsylvania, before enrolling at Dartmouth College. He played college football at the tackle position for the Dartmouth Big Green football team from 1923 to 1925. He was the captain of the undefeated 1925 team,[2] and was selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1925 College Football All-America Team.[3][4] He later became a Rhodes Scholar.[5]
Parker later formed a brokerage firm, Parker-Hunter, in Pittsburgh. He was also a member of the board of the New York Stock Exchange. He died in Pittsburgh in 1991 at age 87.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c The Aegis. Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth College. 1926. p. 138. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ The Aegis. Hanover, New Hampshire: Dartmouth College. 1926. p. 329. Retrieved May 17, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
- ^ ESPN College Football Encyclopedia. ESPN Books. 2005. p. 1157. ISBN 1401337031.
- ^ Farrell, Henry L. (November 28, 1925). "United Press Chooses All-American Team: Undertakes to Name Eleven Best Playes of Season". Tyrone Daily Herald (Pa.).
- ^ Mark F. Bernstein (2001). Football: The Ivy League Origins of an American Obsession. University of Pennsylvania Press. p. 125. ISBN 0812236270.
- ^ "Pittsburgh broker dies". Indiana Gazette. May 9, 1991. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.