Ace Parker
Clarence McKay Parker
Born: May 17, 1912
Portsmouth, VA USA
Deceased: November 6, 2013
Portsmouth, VA
Position: TB-DB-QB
Height: 6'0"
Weight: 178
College: Duke
High School: Woodrow Wilson (Portsmouth, VA)
Career: 1937-1946
Drafted: 1937 in Round 2, #13 overall by the Brooklyn Dodgers
Elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1972
Ace Parker played from 1937 to 1946 during his career with the Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers, Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Yankees. Parker threw for 4,698 yards in his career, completing 335 of 718 passes with 30 touchdowns and 50 interceptions. He also ran for 1,292 yards in 498 attempts with 13 rushing touchdowns.
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Passing:
| Year | Team | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 61 | 28 | 45.9 | 514 | 8.4 | 1 | 1.6 | 7 | 11.5 | 0 | 41.3 |
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 148 | 63 | 42.6 | 865 | 5.8 | 5 | 3.4 | 7 | 4.7 | 0 | 53.5 |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 157 | 72 | 45.9 | 977 | 6.2 | 4 | 2.5 | 13 | 8.3 | 66 | 40.2 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 111 | 49 | 44.1 | 817 | 7.4 | 10 | 9.0 | 7 | 6.3 | 0 | 73.3 |
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 102 | 51 | 50.0 | 639 | 6.3 | 2 | 2.0 | 8 | 7.8 | 47 | 43.7 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 24 | 10 | 41.7 | 123 | 5.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 20.8 | 41 | 18.6 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 115 | 62 | 53.9 | 763 | 6.6 | 8 | 7.0 | 3 | 2.6 | 75 | 87.0 |
| NFL | 603 | 273 | 45.3 | 3935 | 6.5 | 22 | 3.6 | 47 | 7.8 | 66 | ||
| AAFC | 115 | 62 | 53.9 | 763 | 6.6 | 8 | 7.0 | 3 | 2.6 | 75 | ||
| Totals | 718 | 335 | 46.7 | 4698 | 6.5 | 30 | 4.2 | 50 | 7.0 | 75 |
Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 34 | 26 | 0.8 | 0 | 1 |
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 93 | 253 | 2.7 | 0 | 2 |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 104 | 271 | 2.6 | 0 | 5 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 89 | 306 | 3.4 | 0 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 85 | 301 | 3.5 | 60 | 0 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 18 | -49 | -2.7 | 7 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 75 | 184 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| NFL | 423 | 1108 | 2.6 | 60 | 10 | |
| AAFC | 75 | 184 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 | |
| Totals | 498 | 1292 | 2.6 | 60 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 1 |
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 139 | 46.3 | 71 | 2 |
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 36 | 0 |
| NFL | 8 | 229 | 28.6 | 71 | 3 | |
| Totals | 8 | 229 | 28.6 | 71 | 3 |
Kicking:
| Year | Team | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 5 | 71.4 | 5 | |||
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 3 | |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 22 | 19 | 86.4 | 19 | |||
| NFL | 30 | 25 | 83.3 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 28 | |
| Totals | 30 | 25 | 83.3 | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 28 |
Punting:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 40 | 1678 | 42.0 | 65 |
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 49 | 1875 | 38.3 | 59 |
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 27 | 1079 | 40.0 | 49 |
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 7 | 224 | 32.0 | 51 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 27 | 911 | 33.7 | 0 |
| NFL | 123 | 4856 | 39.5 | 65 | |
| AAFC | 27 | 911 | 33.7 | 0 | |
| Totals | 150 | 5767 | 38.4 | 65 |
Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 16 | 153 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 16 | 153 | 9.6 | 0 | 1 | |
| AAFC | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 24 | 238 | 9.9 | 0 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 |
| NFL | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| AAFC | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 0 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | ||||
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 6 | 146 | 24.3 | 68 | 1 |
| 1941 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| NFL | 7 | 151 | 21.6 | 68 | 2 | |
| Totals | 7 | 151 | 21.6 | 68 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | NFL Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 2 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1937 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||
| 1938 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | |||||||
| 1939 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | |||||||
| 1940 | NFL Brooklyn Dodgers | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 49 | |||||||
| 1946 | AAFC New York Yankees | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||
| NFL | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | |
| AAFC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |
| Totals | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 148 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 4 | 4 |
| 1938 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 11 |
| 1939 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 10 |
| 1940 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 10 |
| 1941 | NFL | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 9 |
| 1945 | NFL | Boston Yanks/Brooklyn Tigers | 8 | 1 |
| 1946 | AAFC | New York Yankees | 12 | 4 |
Awards
1940 - Joe F. Carr Trophy (MVP)
Honors
1937 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1938 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1938 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1938 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1938 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (2nd Team)
1938 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - NFL All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - New York Daily News All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - International News Service All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (2nd Team)
1939 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1939 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - New York Daily News All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - NFL All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - International News Service All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - Collyers Eye Magazine All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - Chicago Herald American All-NFL (1st Team)
1940 - United Press International All-NFL (1st Team)
1946 - AAFC United Press International All-AAFC (2nd Team)
