Parker Hall
| Parker Hall | |
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Positions: Quarterback running back |
Jersey number (s): 41 |
| born December 10, 1916 in Tunica , Mississippi | |
| died on February 8, 2005 in Vicksburg , Mississippi | |
| Career information | |
| Active : 1939 - 1946 | |
| NFL Draft : 1939 / Round: 1 / Pick: 3 | |
| College : University of Mississippi | |
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| Career statistics | |
| Games | 51 |
| Touchdowns | 36 |
| Space gained by running play | 1052 |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| College Football Hall of Fame | |
Linus Parker Hall (* 10. December 1916 in Tunica , Mississippi , † 8. February 2005 in Vicksburg , Mississippi) Nickname : "Bullet" was a US American football poker players in the NFL .
college
Hall has played from 1936 to 1938 at his college , the University of Mississippi , American Football . He was used thereby in the team of this college, the Ole Miss Rebels as quarterback , but also as tailback and halfback . In 1938, his senior year in college, he and his team won nine of eleven games. This year he was able to achieve a total of 1558 yards and eleven touchdowns .
Professional time
In 1939 , Hall joined the Cleveland Rams after being drawn third by that team in the 1939 NFL Draft in the first round. Hall was immediately used by the head coach of the Rams Dutch Clark as starting quarterback and running back. Parker Hall was throwing the first quarterback in NFL history, more than 100 passes in a season by a player, including the future All-Pro poker players Jim Benton , were caught. In the 1930s, running game was still dominating football, so Hall's performance was astounding. During his career with the Rams, he scored 30 touchdowns by passing. Hall's running skills meant that he was repeatedly set up successfully as a running back.
In 1942, Hall had to interrupt his career after four years with the Rams and did his military service in the United States Navy . In 1946 he then joined the San Francisco 49ers , who were still playing in the All-America Football Conference at that time . But he received only a little working time. He ended his career after a year.
Honors
In 1939 Hall was elected MVP (Joe F. Carr Trophy). He played once in the Pro Bowl , the final game of the best players of the season, and was voted All-Pro twice . He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame and sports fame in his home state and college.
After the career
Hall worked in the wood industry after his career. He is buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg.
Web links
- Parker Hall in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- Parker Hall's statistics
- Parker Hall in the College Football Hall of Fame
source
- Jens Plassmann: NFL - American Football. The game, the stars, the stories (= Rororo 9445 rororo Sport ). Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1995, ISBN 3-499-19445-7 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hall, Parker |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hall, Linus Parker (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 10, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tunica , Mississippi |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 8, 2005 |
| Place of death | Vicksburg , Mississippi |