Curtis Parker

Curtis Parker

Biographical details
Born	1901 Wilmar, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	(1982-04-19)April 19, 1982 (aged) Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Playing career
Football
1924–1925	Arkansas
Basketball
1923–1924	Arkansas
1925–1926	Arkansas
Position(s)	End (football) Guard (basketball)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1926–1928	Centenary (freshmen)
1929–1933	Centenary (AHC)
1934–1939	Centenary
Basketball
1927–1939	Centenary
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1934–1940	Centenary
Head coaching record
Overall	37–27–6 (football) 140–82 (basketball)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
Football All-Southwest (1925)

Curtis Parker (1901 – April 19, 1982) was an American college football and college basketball player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Centenary College of Louisiana in Shreveport, Louisiana from 1934 to 1939, compiling a record of 37–27–6.^[1] He was also the head basketball coach at Centenary from 1927 to 1939, tallying a mark of 140–82.^[2][3]

Parker was born in 1901 in Wilmar, Arkansas and was raised in Oklahoma. He died on April 19, 1982, at Virginia Hall Nursing Home in Shreveport.^[4][5]

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Centenary Gentlemen (Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1934–1939)
1934	Centenary	10–2	3–0	T–4th
1935	Centenary	6–5	3–0	4th
1936	Centenary	6–4–2	2–0	T–4th
1937	Centenary	6–3–3	3–0	T–3rd
1938	Centenary	7–4	2–0	4th
1939	Centenary	2–9–1	1–1	T–14th
Centenary:		37–27–6	14–1
Total:		37–27–6

References

1. The Glory Years of Football, Centenary College of Louisiana 1922-1942. Centenary College of Louisiana. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
2. "Journal of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, Volume 10". American Association for Health, Physical Education, and Recreation. 1939. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
3. Carter, Joe B. (November 29, 1933). "Curtis Parker Named Head Coach Of Centenary College Grid Squad". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. p. 14. Retrieved October 8, 2019 – via Newspapers.com .
4. "Curtis Parker, former coach at Centenary, dies". Shreveport Journal. Shreveport, Louisiana. April 19, 1982. p. 3. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Curtis Parker". The Times. Shreveport, Louisiana. April 20, 1982. p. 7. Retrieved July 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .