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Buddy Parker

Born December 16, 1913, in Slaton, Texas, was legendary NFL Coach Buddy Parker. He played pro ball with both the Lions and the Cardinals, and later went into coaching. Parker was at the helm of the Chicago Cardinals 1947, Championship team, and then again the following season when the lost in the bizarre blizzard Title tilt in Philadelphia in 1949. He then left to become the head coach of the Detroit Lions and when pared with Quarterback Bobby Layne they won the NFL title in 1952 and 1953. In August of 1957 he abruptly walked off the job in Detroit and was soon hired by the Pittsburgh Steelers. his coaching career, Parker went 104–75–9 (.577), while going 3–1 in the postseason. He is one of 43 NFL coaches to have over 100 coaching regular season victories. Parker has the destinction of being one of five Pro Coaches with multiple League titles not to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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