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Jim Parmer

Parmer on a 1955 Bowman football card
Date of birth	(1927-04-25)April 25, 1927
Place of birth	Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Date of death	April 20, 2005(2005-04-20) (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
Career history
As player
1948–1956	Philadelphia Eagles
Career highlights and awards
2× NFL champion (1948, 1949)
Career stats
Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com

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 served as an assistant coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team under DeWitt Weaver during the 1960 season. Parmer subsequently worked as a scout in the NFL for 35 years. George Halas Jr. hired him as a professional scout for the Chicago Bears, where he helped draft several players who appeared on 1985 Bears roster that won Super Bowl XX.

Parmer died at the age of 79 in 2005 of natural causes. His grandson is Jeff Ireland, a football executive who was previously the general manager for the New Orleans Saints.

References

1. "Lubbock Online". Archived from the original on October 4, 2012. Retrieved July 7, 2011.
2. Pierson, Don (April 21, 2024). "Veteran Bears scout knew talent". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
3. ^ Mortensen, Chris (April 20, 2005). "Parmer helped build '85 Bears". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2025.

External links

• Jim Parmer at Find a Grave

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