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| Positions | Defensive end •Linebacker |
| Personal information | |
| Born | (1958-01-01)January 1, 1958 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | March 27, 2018(2018-03-27) (aged 60) Langley, British Columbia, Canada |
| Career information | |
| College | Wake Forest |
| Career history | |
| 1980–1983 | Edmonton Eskimos |
| 1984–1989 | BC Lions |
| 1990–1991 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Awards and highlights | |
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Canadian Football Hall of Fame (Class of 2001) | |
James "Quick"Parker (January 1, 1958 – March 27, 2018) was an American former professionalfootball player who was a leading defensive player in theCanadian Football League (CFL). He was born inPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania.
After attendingWake Forest University from 1976 to 1979, where he was a conference all star and second in all-time career sacks with 15, Parker joined theEdmonton Eskimos in 1980, right in the middle of the greatest dynasty in CFL history. He played with them for 4 years, until 1983, when he moved to theBC Lions for six seasons (from 1984 to 1989) and finished his 12-year career with theToronto Argonauts (1990 to 1991).[1]
Though small, Parker was famed for his quick burst off the line of scrimmage. He won theCFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award three times (1982, 1984, 1986) and was an all star six times. He played in fiveGrey Cup games, winning four championships. During 1984 season, his first with theBC Lions, he had 26.5 sacks in a single season which is still a CFL record.[1] Parker has the fourth-highest number of regular season quarterback sacks in CFL history, with 139.5.[1][2]
Parker was inducted into the Wake Forest University's Sports Hall of Fame in 1997 and theCanadian Football Hall of Fame in 2001.[1][3] In November 2006, he was voted one of the CFL'sTop 50 players (#21) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports networkThe Sports Network/TSN.[4] Parker died on March 27, 2018, at age 60.[5]