Paul B. Parker
 Parker pictured in Orient 1928, Ball State yearbook | |
| Sport(s) | Football, basketball |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born |
July 9, 1898 Greentown, Indiana |
| Playing career | |
| Basketball | |
| 1922–1925 | Indiana |
| Baseball | |
| 1923–1925 | Indiana |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1928–1929 | Ball State Teachers |
| Basketball | |
| 1925–1930 | Ball State Teachers |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall |
3–9–2 (football) 55–34 (basketball) |
Paul Barbour "Shorty" Parker (born July 9, 1898, date of death unknown)[1] was an American football and basketball coach. He served as the head football coach at Ball Teachers College, Eastern Division, Indiana State Normal School—renamed Ball State Teachers College in 1929 and now known as Ball State University—from 1928 to 1929, compiling a record of 3–9–2. Parker was also the head basketball coach at Ball State from 1925 to 1930, tallying a mark of 55–34.
Early life and college career
Parker was born in 1898, in Greentown, Indiana, to Edmund L. and Elizabeth Parker. He attended school in Kokomo, Indiana, graduating from Kokomo High School in 1917. Parker served as a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army during World War I, before attending Indiana University.[2]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball Teachers Hoosieroons / Ball State Teachers Cardinals (Independent) (1928–1929) | |||||||||
| 1928 | Ball Teachers | 3–2–2 | |||||||
| 1929 | Ball State Teachers | 0–7 | |||||||
| Ball State Teachers: | 3–9–2 | ||||||||
| Total: | 3–9–2 | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Haworth, C.V. (1920). History of Howard county in the World War. W.B. Burford, printer. Retrieved December 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Leaders At Ball Teachers College". The Star Press. Muncie, Indiana. September 2, 1928. p. 17. Retrieved April 5, 2018 – via Newspapers.com
