James (Quick) Parker

PLAYING CAREER

EDMONTON ESKIMOS 1980 - 1983
BC LIONS 1984 - 1989
TORONTO ARGONAUTS 1990, 1991

AWARDS AND HONOURS

ALL-WESTERN LINEBACKER 1981, 1982
ALL-CANADIAN LINEBACKER  1981, 1982
NORM FIELDGATE TROPHY   1982, 1984, 1986
ALL-WESTERN DEFENSIVE END 1983 - 1986
ALL-CANADIAN DEFENSIVE END 1984 - 1986
SCHENLEY AWARD FOR MOST OUTSTANDING DEFENSIVE PLAYER 1984, 1986
GREY CUP DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE GAME  1985
GREY CUP PARTICIPATION 1980 - 1982, 1985, 1988
GREY CUP WINNING TEAMS 1980 - 1982, 1985

James (Quick) Parker attended Wake Forest University before beginning his CFL career in 1980 with the Edmonton Eskimos.

In 1980, Parker would go to and win the Grey Cup in his first year. In 1981 and 1982, Parker led the league in sacks and was named to the Western and CFL All-Star teams.

He remained with the Eskimos until 1984 when he joined the BC Lions. In 1984, Parker set the league record for sacks in a season with 26.5, which is still an all-time record in the CFL. From 1984 to 1986, he would be named to both the CFL and Western All-Star teams. He would finish his CFL career with the Toronto Argonauts, where he played from 1990 to 1991.

James Parker remains third in the league for most quarterback sacks all-time during the regular season with 139.5 during his 15-year career.

INDUCTED 2001 - PLAYER

 

Class of 2001 Warren Moon, Willie Burden, Bill Frank, Sidney Forster