The man we will miss. I had the great blessing to have my Uncle Jack all of my life. It is with great sadness we announce the passing of our beloved Mother, Jacqueline Glowatsky on January 17, 2022 at St. Boniface Hospital. Receive obituaries from the city or cities of your choice. My thoughts and prayers will be with Jackie's family and his many friends. Standard text messaging rates apply. Your entry has exceeded the maximum character limit. [13], Once his college playing days were over Parker was drafted by both the New York Giants of the NFL and the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union (which became part of the Canadian Football League in 1958). The legend had come home. He was 91. I will always deeply appreciate the many kindnesses you showed to the guy from Medicine Hat. "If we were in trouble we didn't even worry," the former Eskimo tackle once marvelled. Jackie Parker Obituary (1938 - 2022) - Taylor, MI - Legacy.com She and her two older brothers Carl Martinous II. Patrick introduced my wife and I over 20 years ago and we are trying to reach him. I am sad that he died so young Blessings to you all. I swear every defender missed him at least twice. Select boxes below to reduce the number of results. At age 14 Jackie was the youngest student to attend the University of Central Florida; and at 17, the youngest to graduate. My deepest sympathy to the family. She attended school in Kansas City and Vallejo, California. Perhaps the best option quarterback anywhere, anytime, Parker scored 750 points. Once again, my sincere sympathies. Jack was the President of the North Carolina Firefighters Association in 2009. [6] Parker's 120 points were an SEC record that stood until 1992, when it was broken by Georgia running back Garrison Hearst. Some of the basics he learned in our neighborhood pickup games and playing "puntback" on the elementary school field near his family's house. Jackie, you were not only the greatest to ever play our game, you were a wonderful man as well. In the other dressing room they were just wondering when he was going to do it." While Parker played both defence and offence, a not uncommon practice in his day, his main strength was offence, where he was both a strong runner and an excellent quarterback. He ran for 88 touchdowns, threw another 88 touchdowns passes, kicked 40 field goals - five in one game - and added 103 converts. Obituary | Jacqueline Denise Palmer(Jackie) | Unity Funeral Chapels With just over three minutes left in the game, the situation appeared as bleak as the curdled November Toronto sky for Parker and the Esks. Soon after Parker's hiring, CHED radio morning man Wes Montgomery started playing a parody of an old '60s tune that went "Hey la, hey laaaaa, Jackie's back." Vnh m - Thpt h lang - H Lang District, Cao Bang, Vietnam | LinkedIn 2023 SCI SHARED RESOURCES, LLC. Marjorie Fry. Jackie Parker Obituary (2011) - Mobile, AL - AL.com In 1952, he led all NCAA Division I players in points scored, with 120. Jr. Memorial Chapel 4315 Main St N, Jacksonville, FL 32206, Greater Bethany Baptist Church 401 Stockton St, Jacksonville, FL 32204. Thanks for the memories. "He could do so many more things than Flutie," said former CFL commissioner Jake Gaudaur, one of the voters, who, in one way or another, spent his life in football. January 27, 2023 Jackie Delores Parker Obituary. Jackie Darlene Parker Obituary It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. He was eventually inducted into both the JCJC Sports Hall of Fame[5] and the National Junior College Athletic Association Hall of Fame. In 1969, Parker became the Lions head coach replacing Jim Champion. "We were convinced it was only a matter of time before Jackie was going to pull us out. To this day, I have not observed a more well-rounded and versatile football player than Jackie Parker. The other three all said Jackie Parker. Coming from a football family, I appreciated the skill level of this outstanding player. "The first time I saw him was in 1967 when he came to coach the Toronto Rifles of the Continental League," said Wilkinson, later a quarterback for the Eskimos. Growing up in Edmonton, Jackie was my first football hero. "Doc" Patty had no such policy so Parker got a baseball scholarship and joined the team, where he was an outstanding shortstop and received an offer to play for the Cincinnati Reds. Role Model, Patriarch, and teacher you are indeed "THE GREATEST" XOXOXOXO Patrick T. To all in the Parker family, as well as his friends, and felllow fans: I send my deep heart felt condelences at this time of grief and sorrow. He was a great guy and athlete. As I grew older I truly Appreciated your greatness. A daughter, Donna Maria Long of Nebo; loving sister Donna Dolores Parker and, husband, Tanios Tony Fares of Bessemer City; grandchildren: John W. Long, IV, Sarah (Long) Kitfield, Jack Long, Russell Shytles, Parker Spruill, Jacob Spruill and seven great-grandchildren. One of the greatest ever not only as an athlete but as my Uncle. "Jackie and I have a contract that if it doesn't work I kill him," joked executive manager Norm Kimball. Jackie Parker Obituary (2006) - Legacy 3) of the league's modern era by Canadian sports network TSN. What a legacy, what a inspiration. "Any quarterback coming in (to Edmonton) I suppose is like trying to coach in Green Bay after Vince Lombardi." As a kid new to Edmonton in 1954 I followed my firends to join the Woodwards Knot Hole Gang in old Clarke Stadium. He also kept his hand in football, doing radio colour commentary with Bryan Hall. "The biggest advantage I had was that I had Parker at halfback," Getty once said. A native of Monroe, Jack Parker Thweatt, Jr., age 68, of Sylacauga, Alabama passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023. Echovita Inc is a registered trademark. Oh to be young, and an Eskimo fan, and have Jackie parker at QB inisde the twenty yard line, where he was the best ever, anywhere.