Ray Parmely

Charles Raymond Parmely (March 11, 1891 – January 23, 1927) was an American football player, newspaperman, soldier, coach, and referee. Parmely was born in Kansas and eventually settled in Florida. He was an athlete at Baker University.[1] Parmely was also an accomplished singer.[2]

Ray Parmely
Born(1891-03-11)March 11, 1891
Waverly, Kansas
DiedJanuary 23, 1927(1927-01-23) (aged 35)
Tampa, Florida
OccupationSportswriter

After working at papers in the Rocky Mountains and Middle West, he became a sportswriter for the Tampa Times,[3] "known throughout the state as a football expert."[4] Parmely was coach of the Hillsborough High Terriers from 1920 to 1921.[5] He was also much involved with the Tampa Smokers of the Florida State League, a baseball league.[6][7] Parmely officiated at Florida Gators games,[4] and boxing matches.[8]

Parmely died following an automobile accident on January 6, 1927. Parmely steered into a telegraph pole to avoid a collision with another car. J. Watson Morse, staff photographer of the Tampa Times, was also killed in the accident. Others escaped without injury.[4]

References
  1. "Sports Editor of Tampa Times Die of Auto Injuries". The Orlando Sentinel. January 24, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. "Church Rites Are Said For Parmely". The Tampa Times. January 24, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. "Editor and Publisher". 1921.
  4. "Parmely Near Death After Bad Accident". St. Petersburg Times. January 6, 1927.
  5. "Hillsborough Terriers". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  6. "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search".
  7. "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
  8. "BoxRec: Login".
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