 Parker pictured in Orient 1928, Ball State yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 9, 1898 Greentown, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | March 12, 1960 (aged 61) Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1925 | Indiana |
| Baseball | |
| 1923–1925 | Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1929 | Ball State Teachers |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1930 | Ball State Teachers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 3–9–2 (football) 55–34 (basketball) |
Paul Barbour "Shorty" Parker (July 9, 1898 – March 12, 1960)[1] was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Ball Teachers College, Eastern Division, Indiana State Normal School—renamed Ball State Teachers College in 1929 and now known as Ball State University—from 1928 to 1929, compiling a record of 3–9–2. Parker was also the head basketball coach at Ball State from 1925 to 1930, tallying a mark of 55–34.
- ^ Haworth, C.V. (1920). History of Howard county in the World War. W.B. Burford, printer. Retrieved December 3, 2014.