Frank Parker †
Inducted 2019
Hometown: Brownsville
High School: Brownsville High School
College: The University of Texas
Best Known for: Football
April 1, 1929-May 8, 2020
Parker was a superb all-around athlete, a football center and basketball post who was fast enough to run the open quarter in track.
Parker was one of the finest athletes in Brownsville High School history, winning nine letters before graduating in 1946. He was a sophomore on Coach Bob Martin’s undefeated 1945 district champ and an Honorable Mention All-State selection his senior season who played in the state football All-Star Game. That Eagle team was ranked No. 9 in the state, with Parker at center and linebacker.
Parker earned a scholarship to The University of Texas, where he played for two seasons before suffering a career-ending knee injury as a junior, but not before he competed in the Orange Bowl for the Longhorns against Georgia. He was named the center on the All-Time Brownsville Football team.
