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James Richard Parmer (April 25, 1927 – April 20, 2005) was an American football running back in the National Football League who played for nine seasons for the Philadelphia Eagles. He later worked as a scout.

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Jim Parmer

Parmer on a 1955 Bowman football card
Born:	(1927-04-25)April 25, 1927 Dallas, Texas
Died:	April 20, 2005(2005-04-20) (aged 77) Lubbock, Texas
Career information
Position(s)	Fullback / halfback
College	Oklahoma State
NFL draft	1948 / Round: 25 / Pick 234
Career history
As player
1948–1956	Philadelphia Eagles

Parmer served as an assistant coach for the Texas Tech Red Raiders football team under DeWitt Weaver during the 1960 season.[1]

During the fourth episode of Hard Knocks, team General Manager Jeff Ireland revealed that Parmer was his grandfather.

References

External links

• Parmer helped build '85 Bears
• Jim Parmer at Find a Grave

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