Don Parish (American football)

American football player (1948–2018)

For other people with the same name, see Don Parish (disambiguation).

American football player

Don ParishNo. 57, 56, 51

Position:| Linebacker
Personal information
Born:| (1948-01-04)January 4, 1948
Beaumont, Texas, U.S.
Died:| May 9, 2018(2018-05-09) (aged 70)
Paso Robles, California, U.S.
Height:| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:| 220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
High school:| Paso Robles (CA)
College:| Stanford
NFL draft:| 1970: 4th round, 91st pick
Career history

* St. Louis Cardinals (1970–1971)
* Los Angeles Rams (1971)
* St. Louis Cardinals (1972)
* Denver Broncos (1972)

Career highlights and awards

* First-team All-American (1969)
* Pop Warner Trophy (1969)
* 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1968, 1969)

Career NFL statistics
| Games played:| 19

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Stats at Pro Football Reference

Donald Edward Parish (January 4, 1948 – May 9, 2018) was an American football linebacker. Parish played at Stanford, where he was the Pop Warner Trophy winner in 1969.[1] He was chosen in the fourth round of the 1970 NFL draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.[2] Parish played three seasons for the Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, and Denver Broncos.[3]

He had three brothers, Kenneth, Cecil and John.[4]

The St. Louis Quarterback Club selected Parish as the Cardinals' team Rookie of the Year in December 1970.[5]

As a member of the Cardinal, Parish set the school record for single-game tackles against Oregon State in 1968, making 23 stops, a mark he would hold for 18 years until Dave Wyman surpassed it.[6] As a senior, he was selected for first-team All-America honors by the AP, The Sporting News and Time.[7]

In 1971, then-Stanford coach John Ralston called Parish "the finest linebacker" he had ever coached, adding: "In his three seasons (at Stanford), he has never given anything less than 110-percent effort."[8]

Collegiate Statistics  Season  | School  | Tackles

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1967 (So.)  | STAN | 71
1968 (Jr.)  | STAN | 143
1969 (Sr.)  | STAN | 141
Career  | Total  | 355

He suffered from traumatic brain injury during his football days, his brother, Kenneth, told a reporter in 2021. Unhoused in Los Angeles for many years, Parish died at age 70 on May 9, 2018, in Paso Robles, California.[9]

In June 2022, his alma mater, PRHS, named its football field in honor of Parish.[10]

## References

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1. ^ "Pac-12 Conference - 2016 Football Media Guide". Catalog.e-digitaleditions.com. 2016. p. 113. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
2. ^ "NFL.com Draft 2018 - NFL Draft History: Full Draft Year". NFL.com.
3. ^ "Don Parish". NFL.com.
4. ^ Sara Kassabian, "Paso Robles Black Baptist Church Celebrates 60 Years," The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, California, pages 1A and 6A
5. ^ "Don Parish named Card 'Rookie'". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. December 12, 1970. p. 7.
6. ^ "Defensive Records". Stanford University Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
7. ^ Stanford 2013 Football Media Guide. Stanford University Athletics. 2013. p. 166.
8. ^ "Paso to honor Parish". San Luis Obispo Telegram-Tribune. December 16, 1971. p. 13.
9. ^ "Don Edward Parish". Paso Robles Press. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
10. ^ "Honoring Four Legendary Bearcats 06.08.2022". KPRL Radio 1230AM & 99.3FM. June 8, 2022. Retrieved July 14, 2022.

## External links

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* Career statistics from NFL.com · Pro Football Reference
* Don Parish cemetery marker

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St. Louis Cardinals 1970 NFL draft selections

* Larry Stegent
* Jim Corrigall
* Chuck Hutchison
* Charlie Pittman
* Eric Harris
* Greg Lens
* Don Parish
* Tom Lloyd
* Barry Pierson
* James Manuel
* Jim McFarland
* Tom Banks
* Mike Holmgren
* Paul White
* Tony Plummer
* Mike Siwek
* Charles Collins
* Jack Thomas
* Ray Groth
* Ron Wilson
* Gary Fowler
* Cliff Powell

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Pop Warner Trophy winners

* 1949 LeBaron
* 1950 Pomeroy
* 1951 Matson
* 1952 Sears
* 1953 B. Garrett
* 1954 Shaw
* 1955 Davenport
* 1956 Arnett
* 1957 Francis
* 1958 Kapp
* 1959 Burford
* 1960 Kilmer
* 1961 Gallegos
* 1962 Baker
* 1963 Burke
* 1964 Morton
* 1965 M. Garrett
* 1966 Pifer
* 1967 Beban
* 1968 Simpson
* 1969 Parish
* 1970 Plunkett
* 1971 Siemon
* 1972 Rae
* 1973 Swann
* 1974 Davis
* 1975 Muncie
* 1976 Bell
* 1977 Benjamin
* 1978 Robinson
* 1979 White
* 1980 Margerum
* 1981 Allen
* 1982 Elway
* 1983 Rivera
* 1984 Del Rio
* 1985 Mayes
* 1986 Wyman
* 1987 Perez
* 1988 Peete
* 1989 Ryan
* 1990 Lewis
* 1991 Vardell
* 1992 Milburn
* 1993 Morton
* 1994 Stenstrom
* 1995 Johnson
* 1996 Plummer
* 1997 Hicks
* 1998 McNown
* 1999 O'Neal
* 2000 Tuiasosopo
* 2002 Palmer
* 2003 Ball
* 2004 Arrington

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