Bernie Parrish

Bernie Parrish
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1964 NFL Playing Card
No. 30
Position:Cornerback
Personal information
Born:(1936-04-29)April 29, 1936
Long Beach, California, U.S.
Died:October 23, 2019(2019-10-23) (aged 83)
Springfield, Missouri, U.S.
Height:5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:194 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:P.K. Yonge (Gainesville, Florida)
College:Florida
NFL draft:1958 / round: 9 / pick: 108
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:105
Interceptions:31
INT return yards:557
Touchdowns:4
Player stats at PFR

Bernard Paul Parrish (April 29, 1936 – October 23, 2019) was an American professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) and American Football League (AFL) for eight seasons during the 1950s and 1960s. Parrish played college football for the Florida Gators, and thereafter, he played professionally for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL and the Houston Oilers of the AFL. Parrish's football memoirs later stirred controversy.