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De'Mond Parker
Date of birth	December 24, 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth	Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Career information
Position(s)	RB
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight	189 lb (86 kg)
US college	Oklahoma
NFL draft	1999 / round: 5 / pick: 159
Career history
As player
1999–2000	Green Bay Packers
2001	Detroit Lions
2003	Buffalo Bills*
	*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
	Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the Year (1996); 3× Second-team All-Big 12 (1996, 1997, 1998, Media);
Career stats
	Playing stats at NFL.com; Playing stats at DatabaseFootball.com;

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De'Mond Keith Parker (born December 24, 1976) is a former American football running back for the Oklahoma Sooners and the National Football League (NFL).

Career

Parker was a standout for the Booker T. Washington Hornets in Tulsa. As a true freshman at Oklahoma, Parker gained over 1,000 yards. He accomplished that feat in each of his three seasons. All three of his seasons rank in the top 20 all-time at Oklahoma.^[2]

Parker racked up 291 yards in the 1997 Red River Shootout. Outrushing eventual Heisman Trophy winner Ricky Williams, Parker established the record for the most yards in a single OU-Texas game.^[3]

Parker played for the Sooners from 1996 to 1998, and is the Sooners' eighth all-time leading rusher.^[4]

When Bob Stoops became the third head coach in Parker's tenure at Oklahoma in 1999, Parker decided to forgo his senior season, despite several attempts by Stoops to keep him with the team.^[5] He was taken by the Green Bay Packers with the 159th overall pick in the fifth round of the 1999 NFL draft.^[6] In his only NFL start in 1999, Parker rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns.^[7] He later joined the Detroit Lions, but did not play.

College statistics

Season	Yards	Att	TD	Y/A	100Y	200Y
1996	1,184	180	10	6.58	6	1
1997	1,143	194	6	5.89	--	2
1998	1,076	205	5	5.25	6	2
Career	3,403	579	21	5.88	16	5

References

^ "De'Mond Parker". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.
^ "Season Rushing Records". Soonerstats.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
^ "Red River Shootout Records". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
^ "Career Rushing Records". Soonerstats.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2007.
^ "De'Mond Parker's choices make for cautionary tale". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
^ "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.
^ WIRE. "Packers running backs warm up to the occasion".

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[1] "De'Mond Parker". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved July 13, 2024.

[SS_Season_Rush-2] "Season Rushing Records". Soonerstats.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2007.

[RRS_Records-3] "Red River Shootout Records". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved May 17, 2007.

[SS_all-time_rush-4] "Career Rushing Records". Soonerstats.com. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved May 17, 2007.

[De'Mond_Parker's_choices_make_for_cautionary_tale-5] "De'Mond Parker's choices make for cautionary tale". Tulsa World. Retrieved July 1, 2013.

[6] "1999 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 29, 2023.

[7] WIRE. "Packers running backs warm up to the occasion".

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-'''De'Mond Keith Parker''' (born December 24, 1976 in [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]]) was an [[American football]] [[running back]] for the [[Oklahoma Sooners]] that had a limited career in the [[National Football League]].
+'''De'Mond Keith Parker''' (born December 24, 1976) is a former [[American football]] [[running back]] for the [[Oklahoma Sooners football|Oklahoma Sooners]] and the [[National Football League]] (NFL).
 ==Career==
-Parker was a standout for the [[Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)|Booker T. Washington]] Hornets in Tulsa. As a true freshman at Oklahoma, Parker gained over 1,000 yards. He accomplished that feat in each of his three seasons. All three of his seasons rank in the top 20 all-time at Oklahoma.<ref name="SS Season Rush">{{cite web|url=http://www.soonerstats.com/football/recordbook/player/rush_season.cfm|title=Season Rushing Records|publisher=Soonerstats.com|accessdate=2007-05-17}}</ref>
+Parker was a standout for the [[Booker T. Washington High School (Tulsa, Oklahoma)|Booker T. Washington]] Hornets in Tulsa. As a true freshman at Oklahoma, Parker gained over 1,000 yards. He accomplished that feat in each of his three seasons. All three of his seasons rank in the top 20 all-time at Oklahoma.<ref name="SS Season Rush">{{cite web|url=http://www.soonerstats.com/football/recordbook/player/rush_season.cfm|title=Season Rushing Records|publisher=Soonerstats.com|access-date=2007-05-17|archive-date=2007-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927192809/http://www.soonerstats.com/football/recordbook/player/rush_season.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-Parker racked up 291 yards in the 1997 [[Red River Shootout]]. Outrushing eventual Heisman Trophy winner [[Ricky Williams]], Parker established the record for the most yards in a single OU-Texas game.<ref name="RRS Records">{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/redrivershootout/history/records.html |title=Red River Shootout Records |newspaper=[[Dallas Morning News]] |accessdate=2007-05-17}}</ref>
+Parker racked up 291 yards in the 1997 [[Red River Shootout]]. Outrushing eventual Heisman Trophy winner [[Ricky Williams]], Parker established the record for the most yards in a single OU-Texas game.<ref name="RRS Records">{{cite news |url=http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/redrivershootout/history/records.html |title=Red River Shootout Records |newspaper=[[Dallas Morning News]] |access-date=2007-05-17}}</ref>
-Parker played for the Sooners from 1996 to 1998, and is the Sooners' eighth all-time leading rusher.<ref name ="SS all-time rush">{{cite web|url=http://www.soonerstats.com/football/recordbook/player/rush_career.cfm|title=Career Rushing Records|publisher=Soonerstats.com|accessdate=2007-05-17}}</ref>
+Parker played for the Sooners from 1996 to 1998, and is the Sooners' eighth all-time leading rusher.<ref name ="SS all-time rush">{{cite web|url=http://www.soonerstats.com/football/recordbook/player/rush_career.cfm|title=Career Rushing Records|publisher=Soonerstats.com|access-date=2007-05-17|archive-date=2007-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927193012/http://www.soonerstats.com/football/recordbook/player/rush_career.cfm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-When [[Bob Stoops]] became the third head coach in Parker's tenure at Oklahoma in 1999, Parker decided to forgo his senior season, despite several attempts by Stoops to keep him with the team.<ref name="De'Mond Parker's choices make for cautionary tale">{{cite news |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/DeMond_Parkers_choices_make_for_cautionary_tale/20130630_29_B1_Smhieu870539?rss_lnk=92 |title=De'Mond Parker's choices make for cautionary tale |newspaper=[[Tulsa World]] |accessdate=2013-07-01}}</ref>  He was taken by the [[Green Bay Packers]] with the 159th overall pick in the 5th round of the [[1999 NFL Draft]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft|title=NFL.com Draft 2018 - NFL Draft History: Full Draft Year|website=NFL.com}}</ref> In his only NFL [[Starting lineup|start]] in 1999, Parker rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/state-and-regional/packers-running-backs-warm-up-to-the-occasion/article_f6ca1f9c-0ebf-5b03-8758-c54ba5d45ec2.html|title=Packers running backs warm up to the occasion|first=|last=WIRE|publisher=}}</ref> He later joined the [[Detroit Lions]], but did not play.
+When [[Bob Stoops]] became the third head coach in Parker's tenure at Oklahoma in 1999, Parker decided to forgo his senior season, despite several attempts by Stoops to keep him with the team.<ref name="De'Mond Parker's choices make for cautionary tale">{{cite news |url=http://www.tulsaworld.com/article.aspx/DeMond_Parkers_choices_make_for_cautionary_tale/20130630_29_B1_Smhieu870539?rss_lnk=92 |title=De'Mond Parker's choices make for cautionary tale |newspaper=[[Tulsa World]] |access-date=2013-07-01}}</ref>  He was taken by the [[Green Bay Packers]] with the 159th overall pick in the fifth round of the [[1999 NFL draft]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=1999 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1999/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-29 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> In his only NFL [[Starting lineup|start]] in 1999, Parker rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://journaltimes.com/news/state-and-regional/packers-running-backs-warm-up-to-the-occasion/article_f6ca1f9c-0ebf-5b03-8758-c54ba5d45ec2.html|title=Packers running backs warm up to the occasion|last=WIRE|publisher=}}</ref> He later joined the [[Detroit Lions]], but did not play.
 ===College statistics===
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 ==External links==
 * [http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/1999/nfldraft/players/21556.html CNN/SI 1999 NFL Draft Player Page]
 * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927193029/http://www.soonerstats.com/football/players/stats.cfm?playerid=1188 De'mond Parker statistics at SoonerStats.com]
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