Ace Parker

Ace Parker
Parker pictured in the Chanticleer 1936, Duke yearbook
Born	(1912-05-17)May 17, 1912 Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Died	November 6, 2013(2013-11-06) (aged 101) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
American football player American football career
No. 7, 31, 88
Position:	Quarterback Tailback Safety
Personal information
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	178 lb (81 kg)
Career information
High school:	Woodrow Wilson (Portsmouth, Virginia)
College:	Duke (1934–1936)
NFL draft:	1937 / round: 2 / pick: 13
Career history
As a player:
Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1941) Boston Yanks (1945) New York Yankees (1946)
As a coach:
Duke (1953–1966) Head coach
Career highlights and awards
NFL Most Valuable Player (1940) 2× First-team All-Pro (1938, 1940) 2× Second-team All-Pro (1937, 1939) Second-team All-AAFC (1946) NFL passing yards leader (1938) NFL interceptions (made) co-leader (1940) Consensus All-American (1936) Second-team All-American (1935) 3× First-team All-SoCon (1934−1936)
Career NFL/AAFC statistics
TD–INT: 30–50 Passing yards: 4,698 Rushing yards: 1,292 Rushing touchdowns: 13 Receiving yards: 229 Receiving touchdowns: 3 Interceptions: 7 Defensive touchdowns: 2 Stats at Pro Football Reference
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame
Baseball player Baseball career
Shortstop
Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 24, 1937, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
September 4, 1938, for the Philadelphia Athletics
MLB statistics
Batting average	.179
Home runs	2
RBI	25
Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
Philadelphia Athletics (1937–1938)

Ace Parker
Allegiance	United States
Service / branch	United States Navy
Years of service	1942–1945
Rank	Ensign
Battles / wars	World War II

Clarence McKay "Ace" Parker (May 17, 1912 – November 6, 2013) was an American football and baseball player and coach. He played professional football as a quarterback, tailback and safety in the National Football League (NFL) for the Brooklyn Dodgers (1937–1941) and the Boston Yanks (1945) and in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) for the New York Yankees. He was an All-American selection at Duke University in 1936. Parker also played in the Major League Baseball (MLB) during 1936 and 1937 with the Philadelphia Athletics.^[1] He served as the head baseball coach at Duke from 1953 to 1966. Parker was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a player in 1955 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972.