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American football player (1927–2005) Not to be confused with Jim Palmer.

Jim Parmer
Parmer on a 1955 Bowman football card
Date of birth(1927-04-25)April 25, 1927
Place of birthDallas, Texas, U.S.
Date of deathApril 20, 2005(2005-04-20) (aged 77)
Place of deathLubbock, Texas, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)Fullback / halfback
US collegeOklahoma State
NFL draft1948 / round: 25 / Pick 234
Career history
As player
1948–1956Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and awards
Career stats

James Richard Parmer (April 25, 1927 – April 20, 2005) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for nine seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. He later worked as a scout.

Parmer served as an assistant coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team under DeWitt Weaver during the 1960 season.

During the fourth episode of Hard Knocks, team General Manager Jeff Ireland revealed that Parmer was his grandfather.

References

  1. "Lubbock Online". Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2011.

External links

Philadelphia Eagles 1948 NFL draft selections
Philadelphia Eagles 1948 NFL champions
Philadelphia Eagles 1949 NFL champions
1945 Oklahoma A&M Cowboys football—AFCA national champions


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