Wallace Parker
Howard Wallace Parker (April 14, 1898 – August 23, 1972), sometimes listed as Herbert Wallace Parker, was the head coach of the Central Michigan college football program from 1921 to 1923 and again from 1923 to 1928. He also served as Central Michigan's basketball coach, and later their athletic director. He played college football, basketball and baseball at Syracuse. He died in 1972 at age 74 in Syracuse, New York.[1]
 Parker pictured in Chippewa 1922, Central Michigan yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 14, 1898 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 23, 1972 (aged 74) Syracuse, New York, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1919–1920 | Syracuse |
| Basketball | |
| 1919–1921 | Syracuse |
| Baseball | |
| 1921 | Syracuse |
| Position(s) | Guard (basketball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1921–1923 | Central Michigan |
| 1926–1928 | Central Michigan / Central State |
| Basketball | |
| 1921–1924 | Central Michigan |
| 1926–1927 | Central Michigan |
| Baseball | |
| 1922–1924 | Central Michigan |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1929–1934 | Central State (MI) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 32–10–6 (football) |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Michigan Normalites (Independent) (1921–1923) | |||||||||
| 1921 | Central Michigan | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| 1922 | Central Michigan | 6–0–2 | |||||||
| 1923 | Central Michigan | 5–1–2 | |||||||
| Central Michigan Dragons (Independent) (1926) | |||||||||
| 1926 | Central Michigan | 3–4–1 | |||||||
| Central Michigan Bearcats / Central State Bearcats (Michigan Collegiate Conference) (1927–1928) | |||||||||
| 1927 | Central Michigan | 7–1 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1928 | Central State | 6–3 | 1–2 | ||||||
| Central Michigan: | 32–10–6 | 3–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 32–10–6 | ||||||||
References
- "H. Wallace Parker". Naples Daily News. August 23, 1972. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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