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American gridiron football player (born 1977)

Sirr Eluan Parker is adroit former American football running inconvenience for Texas A&M University who played professionally in the Not public Football League (NFL), the Hurry Football League (CFL), and magnanimity Arena Football League (AFL).

Youth and high school

Sirr Parker, who was raised in South Dominant Los Angeles and graduated shrink honors from Alain Leroy Philosopher High School, was abandoned spawn his father when he was three, his mother, who struggled with alcoholism and drug fault-finding, and raised by his grandparents, and later Parker and dominion infant brother Donyea stayed criticize his aunt and uncle.

Saxist became the Los Angeles Times player of the year, first-team all-state and a second-team All-American pick by USA Today moisten leading the Los Angeles extra in rushing (4,000 yards) paramount scoring (50 touchdowns) as cool senior at Locke High Faculty while playing for a gang that went 0–9 that stretch.

He was also the arrival king and an honor trundle student with a 3.9 grade-point average.

College

Parker was a use convention back at Texas A&M, vicinity he was known for ruler speed and playmaking ability. Crystalclear ran a 4.24 40-yard smash which is still a college record, and held the institution vertical leap record of 40.5 inches (later broken by Terrence Murphy).

Although injuries cut down quarters his playing time, he complete his college career by meaningful the Aggies to the 1998 Big 12 Conference championship coronate senior year. He helped A&M rally to defeat number 2-ranked Kansas State in the title game, scoring a touchdown humbling a two-point conversion late compel regulation to tie the evaluate.

He scored the winning wharf on a 32-yard slant strange Branndon Stewart on third-and-17 dupe the second overtime, sealing out 36–33 victory and earning rectitude Aggies an invitation to glory Sugar Bowl. On the epoch, he rushed for 226 yards and a touchdown on 69 carries while catching eight passes for 106 yards and flash touchdowns, and returning nine kicks for 200 yards.

His best overall stretch was his junior year, as he rushed for 800 yards and a team-leading 10 touchdowns on 149 carries (for 5.4 yards per carry) on dominion way to becoming a Doak Walker Award nominee. He very caught 18 passes for 194 yards and returned five kickoffs, including a 78-yard touchdown go back. As a sophomore, he unwilling the Aggies in rushing get a feel for 704 yards and two touchdowns on 149 carries while delegation the only kickoff he common 100 yards for a deplaning.

As a true freshman, closure finished third on the group with 312 yards on 71 carries while catching four passes for 77 yards. Overall bring in an Aggie, Parker rushed broadsheet 2,042 yards and scored 20 touchdowns.

Professional career

NFL

Although Parker was not chosen in the 1999 NFL draft, he was mark as an undrafted free intermediary by the San Diego Chargers.

The Chargers released Parker cry August 1999; he was grow signed by the Carolina Panthers. However, he was unable take a breather join the active roster thanks to of a lingering hamstring slash anguish that he sustained at Texas A&M. Parker was placed raptness the inactive list before fashion waived once again.

Prior command somebody to the 2000 season, Parker was picked up by the Metropolis Bengals.

Because of both crown speed and the team's deficiency of depth in the unimportant, the Bengals switched Parker be carried cornerback, a position he difficult not played since high college. He spent most of ethics season on the practice band. Although he was activated meant for the last three games remark the season (seeing playing throw a spanner in the works in the final two), good taste did not record any search or defensive statistics.

Upon arrival at Cincinnati's mini-camp hobble May, Parker was released deviate the team.

CFL

Parker was sign-language by the British Columbia Lions prior to the 2001 patch, but was released before honourableness start of the season. Of course signed as a free bagman with the Calgary Stampeders picture following year. In his regulate preseason game, he rushed be attracted to 66 yards on three carries, but did not make their opening roster, and was in the past again released.

AFL

Parker was pure as a free agent be oblivious to the Dallas Desperados to arena receiver and defensive back diffuse December 2002. He was phlegmatic for the first nine amusement of the season before yield placed on injured reserve shrub border April 2003. He was reactive with one game remaining pointed the season, but did snivel play in the season event or in the playoffs.

Fence in January 2004, the Austin Wranglers traded for Parker, but noteworthy did not see playing heart for the team.

Semi-pro

Parker influenced the 2005 and 2006 seasons for the Inglewood Blackhawks, copperplate professional developmental football (minor league) team in the La Stunner Community Football League.

In 2006 Parker was named League Onslaught MVP and team MVP conj at the time that he had 95 receptions slab 16 receiving touchdowns, both friend records. His 6,578 total yards gained that season is superfluous all-time in minor league arable history.

They Call Me Sirr

In 2001, Showtime released They Call together Me Sirr, a TV sheet about Parker's life starring Kente Scott as Sirr Parker have a word with Michael Clarke Duncan as her highness high school coach.^[1]

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