R. W. Parker

R. W. Parker
Biographical details
Born(1912-06-15)June 15, 1912
DiedJune 7, 1984(1984-06-07) (aged 71)
Playing career
Football
c. 1930North Texas Agricultural
1933–1935Centenary
Position(s)End
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1943–?Laredo HS (TX)
c. 1946Stephen F. Austin HS (TX)
–1953Stephen F. Austin (assistant)
1954–1959Southwest Texas State
Track
?Stephen F. Austin
Head coaching record
Overall31–24–3 (college football)
36–29 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
Football
2 LSC (1954–1955)

Robert W. "Crock" Parker Jr. (June 15, 1912 – June 7, 1984) was an American football and track coach. He served as the head football coach at Southwest Texas State College—now known as Texas State University–from 1954 to 1959, compiling a record of 30–17–3. Parker was also the head track coach and an assistant football coach at Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas.[1][2]

Parker attended North Texas Agricultural College—now known as the University of Texas at Arlington–where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He was a teammate in all three sports with his brother, Buddy Parker, who went on to coach in the National Football League (NFL) and Jack Gray, who became the head basketball coach at the University of Texas at Austin.[3]

  1. ^ "R. W. Parker Appointed Southwest Texas Coach". Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. April 30, 1954. p. 23. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Southwest Texas Grid Coach Parker Resigns". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. Associated Press. October 29, 1959. p. 15. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ Gallagher, Jack (February 24, 1948). "Top O' The Morn". Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. 14. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.