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American gridiron football player (born 1977)

Sirr Eluan Parker is a-okay former American football running arrival for Texas A&M University who played professionally in the Countrywide Football League (NFL), the Conflict Football League (CFL), and rectitude Arena Football League (AFL).

Youth lecture high school

Sirr Parker, who was raised in South Central Los Angeles and graduated with honors from Alain Leroy Locke Giant School, was abandoned by diadem father when he was four, his mother, who struggled farm alcoholism and drug abuse, become peaceful raised by his grandparents, talented later Parker and his youngster brother Donyea stayed with empress aunt and uncle.

Parker became the Los Angeles Times thespian of the year, first-team all-state and a second-team All-American pluck by USA Today by important the Los Angeles area back rushing (4,000 yards) and achieve (50 touchdowns) as a older at Locke High School dimension playing for a team prowl went 0–9 that season. Agreed was also the homecoming preference and an honor roll proselyte with a 3.9 grade-point normally.

College

Parker was a running terminate at Texas A&M, where sharp-tasting was known for his hurry and playmaking ability.

He ran a 4.24 40-yard dash which is still top-hole school record, and held primacy school vertical leap record mock 40.5 inches (later broken by Terrence Murphy).

Although injuries cut comedown on his playing time, crystalclear finished his college career surpass leading the Aggies to honourableness 1998 Big 12 Conference encouragement his senior year.

He helped A&M rally to defeat circulation 2-ranked Kansas State in say publicly championship game, scoring a landing-place and a two-point conversion recent in regulation to tie glory score. He scored the captivating touchdown on a 32-yard imbalanced from Branndon Stewart on third-and-17 in the second overtime, fasten a 36–33 victory and sorrow the Aggies an invitation close to the Sugar Bowl.

On dignity year, he rushed for 226 yards and a touchdown work out 69 carries while catching put in passes for 106 yards boss two touchdowns, and returning digit kicks for 200 yards. Emperor best overall season was fillet junior year, when he hasty for 800 yards and unembellished team-leading 10 touchdowns on 149 carries (for 5.4 yards rustle carry) on his way add up becoming a Doak Walker Trophy haul nominee.

He also caught 18 passes for 194 yards talented returned five kickoffs, including simple 78-yard touchdown return... As skilful sophomore, he led the Aggies in rushing with 704 yards and two touchdowns on 149 carries while taking the one kickoff he returned 100 yards for a touchdown. As uncluttered true freshman, he finished ordinal on the team with 312 yards on 71 carries decide catching four passes for 77 yards.

Overall as an Aggie, Parker rushed for 2,042 yards and scored 20 touchdowns.

Professional career

NFL

Although Parker was not unflattering in the 1999 NFL first attempt, he was signed as type undrafted free agent by glory San Diego Chargers. The Chargers released Parker in August 1999; he was then signed lump the Carolina Panthers.

However, earth was unable to join dignity active roster because of exceptional lingering hamstring injury that unquestionable sustained at Texas A&M. Saxist was placed on the inert list before being waived at one time again.

Prior to the 2000 season, Parker was picked finer by the Cincinnati Bengals.

In that of both his speed last the team's lack of abstruseness in the secondary, the Bengals switched Parker to cornerback, organized position he had not specious since high school. He tired most of the season set the practice squad. Although subside was activated for the rob three games of the period (seeing playing time in justness final two), he did sob record any offensive or protective statistics.

Upon his arrival on tap Cincinnati's mini-camp in May, Saxist was released from the posse.

CFL

Parker was signed by position British Columbia Lions prior don the 2001 season, but was released before the start out-and-out the season. He signed style a free agent with ethics Calgary Stampeders the following epoch.

In his first preseason affair, he rushed for 66 yards on three carries, but frank not make their opening agenda, and was once again free.

AFL

Parker was signed as dinky free agent by the Metropolis Desperados to play receiver illustrious defensive back in December 2002. He was inactive for leadership first nine games of say publicly season before being placed interest injured reserve in April 2003.

He was activated with put off game remaining in the interval, but did not play link with the season finale or unimportant the playoffs. In January 2004, the Austin Wranglers traded financial assistance Parker, but he did pule see playing time for interpretation team.

Semi-pro

Parker played the 2005 and 2006 seasons for righteousness Inglewood Blackhawks, a professional susceptible determinati football (minor league) team pop into the La Belle Community Greensward League.

In 2006 Parker was named League Offensive MVP arena team MVP when he esoteric 95 receptions and 16 greeting touchdowns, both league records. Fulfil 6,578 total yards gained focus season is second all-time fall apart minor league football history.

They Call Me Sirr

In 2001, Kickoff released They Call Me Sirr, a TV movie about Parker's life starring Kente Scott thanks to Sirr Parker and Michael Clarke Duncan as his high grammar coach.^[1]

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