James Richard Parmer (April 25, 1927 – April 20, 2005) was an American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) who played for nine seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. He later worked as a scout.
 Parmer on a 1955 Bowman football card | |
| Date of birth | April 25, 1927 |
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| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Date of death | April 20, 2005 (aged 77) |
| Place of death | Lubbock, Texas, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Fullback / halfback |
| US college | Oklahoma State |
| NFL draft | 1948 / round: 25 / Pick 234 |
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| As player | |
| 1948–1956 | Philadelphia Eagles |
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Parmer served as an assistant coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team under DeWitt Weaver during the 1960 season.[1]
During the fourth episode of Hard Knocks, team General Manager Jeff Ireland revealed that Parmer was his grandfather.[citation needed]
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