James R. "Dick" Parsons is a former American college baseball and college basketball coach. He was the coach of the Kentucky Wildcats baseball team from 1970 to 1972 and was also an assistant coach for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team from 1970 to 1980 under Joe B. Hall.[1] He attended the University of Kentucky from 1957 to 1961 where he played both baseball and basketball.[2]
Biographical details | |
---|---|
Born | (1938-05-31) May 31, 1938 (age 84) Yancey, Kentucky |
Playing career | |
1957–1961 | Kentucky (basketball, baseball) |
Position(s) | guard (basketball) shortstop (baseball) |
Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
Basketball | |
1970–1980 | Kentucky (assistant) |
Baseball | |
1970–1972 | Kentucky |
Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
? | Kentucky |
Head coaching record | |
Overall | 163-164-2 |
Parson was born in Yancey, Kentucky and attended Harlan High School where he ran track and played baseball, basketball and football.[3] He attended the University of Kentucky where he was a two sport athlete. In baseball, he was all-SEC in 1959 and 1961 and All-American in 1961.[4]
![]() | This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (August 2014) |
Below is a table of Parson's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach.[4][5]
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kentucky (Southeastern Conference) (1970–1972) | |||||||||
1970 | Kentucky | 8-19 | 2-12 | 6th (East) | |||||
1971 | Kentucky | 18-15 | 7-8 | 5th (East) | |||||
1972 | Kentucky | 16-10-1 | 4-8 | 5th (East) | |||||
Total: | 42-43-1 | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
|
Kentucky Wildcats head baseball coaches | |
---|---|
|
Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball 1977–78 NCAA champions | |
---|---|
|