De'Mond Parker

{{Infobox gridiron football person

| name = De'Mond Parker

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|24}}

| birth_place = Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.

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| position1 = RB

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 9

| weight_lb = 189

| college = Oklahoma

| NFLDraftedYear = 1999

| NFLDraftedRound = 5

| NFLDraftedPick = 159

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| playing_years1 = 1999–2000

| playing_team1 = Green Bay Packers

| playing_years2 = 2001

| playing_team2 = Detroit Lions

| playing_years3 = 2003

| playing_team3 = Buffalo Bills*{{cite web |title=De'Mond Parker |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/ParkDe00.htm |website=Pro Football Reference |access-date=13 July 2024}}

| career_highlights =

Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (1996)
3× Second-team All-Big 12 (1996, 1997, 1998, Media)

| NFL = PAR221746

| DatabaseFootball = PARKEDEM01

| career_footnotes = *Offseason and/or practice squad member only

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De'Mond Keith Parker (born December 24, 1976) is an American former professional football running back for the Oklahoma Sooners and the National Football League (NFL).

Career

Parker was a standout for the Booker T. Washington Hornets in Tulsa. As a true freshman at Oklahoma, Parker gained over 1,000 yards. He accomplished that feat in each of his three seasons. All three of his seasons rank in the top 20 all-time at Oklahoma.{{cite web|url=http://www.soonerstats.com/football/recordbook/player/rush_season.cfm|title=Season Rushing Records|publisher=Soonerstats.com|access-date=2007-05-17|archive-date=2007-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192809/http://www.soonerstats.com/football/recordbook/player/rush_season.cfm|url-status=dead}}

Parker racked up 291 yards in the 1997 Red River Shootout. Outrushing eventual Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams, Parker established the record for the most yards in a single OU-Texas game.{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/redrivershootout/history/records.html |title=Red River Shootout Records |newspaper=Dallas Morning News |access-date=2007-05-17}}

Parker played for the Sooners from 1996 to 1998, and is the Sooners' eighth all-time leading rusher.{{cite web|url=http://www.soonerstats.com/football/recordbook/player/rush_career.cfm|title=Career Rushing Records|publisher=Soonerstats.com|access-date=2007-05-17|archive-date=2007-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927193012/http://www.soonerstats.com/football/recordbook/player/rush_career.cfm|url-status=dead}}

When Bob Stoops became the third head coach in Parker's tenure at Oklahoma in 1999, Parker decided to forgo his senior season, despite several attempts by Stoops to keep him with the team.{{cite news |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/DeMond_Parkers_choices_make_for_cautionary_tale/20130630_29_B1_Smhieu870539?rss_lnk=92 |title=De'Mond Parker's choices make for cautionary tale |newspaper=Tulsa World |access-date=2013-07-01}} He was taken by the Green Bay Packers with the 159th overall pick in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1999 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} In his only NFL start in 1999, Parker rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/state-and-regional/packers-running-backs-warm-up-to-the-occasion/article_f6ca1f9c-0ebf-5b03-8758-c54ba5d45ec2.html|title=Packers running backs warm up to the occasion|last=WIRE|publisher=}} He later joined the Detroit Lions, but did not play.

=College statistics=

class="wikitable"
Season ! Yards ! Att ! TD ! Y/A ! 100Y ! 200Y
1996 \|1,184 \|180 \|10 \|6.58 \|6 \|1
1997 \|1,143 \|194 \|6 \|5.89 \| -- \|2
1998 \|1,076 \|205 \|5 \|5.25 \|6 \|2
Career \|3,403 \|579 \|21 \|5.88 \|16 \|5

class="wikitable"

Season

! Yards

! Att

! TD

! Y/A

! 100Y

! 200Y

1996

|1,184

|180

|10

|6.58

1997

|1,143

|194

|5.89

| --

1998

|1,076

|205

|5.25

Career

|3,403

|579

|21

|5.88

|16

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20000930022718/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/1999/nfldraft/players/21556.html CNN/SI 1999 NFL Draft Player Page]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927193029/http://www.soonerstats.com/football/players/stats.cfm?playerid=1188 De'mond Parker statistics at SoonerStats.com]

Category:1976 births

Category:Living people

Category:Players of American football from Tulsa, Oklahoma

Category:American football running backs

Category:Oklahoma Sooners football players

Category:Green Bay Packers players