It's terrible of me that I missed mentioning this when I should have mentioned it. May 17th was a significant football day. That was the day that Hall of Famer Ace Parker hit the nice round age of 100. He's the first member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame to reach that mark. Hopefully he's not the last as Ralph Wilson and Ed Sabol are getting close.
Ace Parker was a fantastic do-everything football player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. He passed, ran, caught, punted, kicked and played defense. He excelled at every single one of them. Parker's impact on the league was remarkable in that serving in World War II took away a large chunk of his career. Another chunk was taken away from the beginning of his career due to to him playing Major League Baseball. Parker finished his brief career with the New York Yankees of the All America Football Conference. The Parker-led Yankees gave the powerful Cleveland Browns quite a scare in the Championship game before falling 14-9. Fittingly, Parker scored all of his teams points in his final game. His 68-game playing career is one of the shortest among any member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Parker's incredible talent was showcased enough during his seven seasons of pro football to earn a bronze bust in Canton.
Happy Belated Birthday Ace Parker.
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