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For the offensive lineman of the same name see Willie Parker (offensive lineman). William Nolen Parker (born December 28, 1948 in Baytown, Texas) was a former American football center who played for eight seasons in the National Football League for the Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions. ...
Willie Everette Parker (born November 11, 1980)[1] is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. His exceptional speed has gained him the nickname "Fast Willie". Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
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P.J. Daniels was a star running back for Georgia Tech from 2002-2005. ...
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Clinton is a city located in Sampson County, North Carolina. ...
The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL) was the 85th one played by the major professional American football league in the United States. ...
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In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the all-star game of the National Football League (NFL). ...
The 2007 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl is scheduled to take place on February 10, 2007, at 1:00 p. ...
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The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ...
An undrafted sportsperson or undrafted free agent is specific type of sportsperson who plays, or attempts to play, in a professional sports league. ...
The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL) was the 85th one played by the major professional American football league in the United States. ...
Steelers redirects here. ...
The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL) was the 85th one played by the major professional American football league in the United States. ...
is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ...
United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ...
P.J. Daniels was a star running back for Georgia Tech from 2002-2005. ...
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Early years Willie Parker was born in Clinton, North Carolina, attended Clinton High School, and was a letterman in football. He was a two-time All-Conference and a two-time All-Region honoree. As a junior, he rushed for 1,329 yards and 20 touchdowns and helped lead his team to the state 2A title. As a senior, he rushed for 1,801 yards and 18 touchdowns (while averaging 12.3 yards per carry) and was also named the County Player of the Year. Clinton is a city located in Sampson County, North Carolina. ...
Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Largest metro area Charlotte metro area Area Ranked 28th - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²) - Width 150 miles (240 km) - Length 560[1] miles (901 km) - % water 9. ...
A letterman, in U.S. sports, is a high school or college athlete who has met a specified level of participation on a varsity athletic team. ...
College career He attended the University of North Carolina. In his first year he had some success with 355 yards on 84 carries, but was only used sparingly in his last three years due to decisions made by former head Coach John Bunting to restrict Parker's playing time until he "bulked up" to fit within Bunting's attempt at establishing a power running game.[2] In addition, Parker's father has stated that he thought the murder of Parker's best friend from home during Parker's sophomore year made it difficult for him to adapt to the new system at North Carolina.[3] The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public, coeducational, research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States. ...
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NFL career
Pittsburgh Steelers
2004 Parker was an undrafted free agent with the Steelers in 2004. While at UNC, Parker displayed great speed but little vision, resulting in inconsistent play which led to him being benched in favor of Ronnie McGill during his senior year. Parker was timed several times in the 40 yard dash coming from college. The fastest time was a 4.23. The term undrafted free agent is the common name for a football player who is eligible for the NFL Draft, but is not selected. ...
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He spent the 2004 NFL season as a backup player behind Jerome Bettis, Duce Staley and Verron Haynes. During the 2004 season he had his most impressive game on week 17 in Buffalo. Duce Staley started the game and played most of the first quarter; Parker took the rest of the game. He ran for 102 yards in the remaining 3 quarters, including a very long sprint that set up a game controlling drive. The Steelers, playing mostly reserves (third-stringer Brian St. Pierre played part of the game at QB) had already sealed the top seed in the AFC that year, but for the Bills, a win could have meant the playoffs. It has been considered that it was this game that got head coach Bill Cowher's attention. He would put Parker in for much of the 2005 preseason games. The 2004 season of the National Football League (NFL) was the 85th one played by the major professional American football league in the United States. ...
Jerome Abram Bettis, nicknamed The Bus (born February 16, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan), is a former American football halfback for the NFLs Los Angeles/St. ...
Duce Staley (born February 27, 1975 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football player in the NFL who currently plays running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. ...
Verron Ulric Haynes (born February 17, 1979 in Woodstock, Georgia) is a National Football League halfback formerly for the Pittsburgh Steelers, who plays mostly on passing downs. ...
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2005 In his second year, Parker earned the starting job after both Bettis (hamstring) and Staley (knees) missed the first part of the season with injuries. By default, Parker had to play the first game against the Tennessee Titans. He impressed Bill Cowher (as well as Titans coach Jeff Fisher) by gaining 161 rushing yards on 22 attempts (7.3 average). With a 45 yard toss play, and a 48 yard screen play, he was getting major attention from everyone on the field. After following up this performance with another 100+ yard game against the Houston Texans, Cowher said "He's here to stay." "Fast Willie" started 15 of 16 games that season (he was injured in week 9 against the Green Bay Packers and missed the week 10 contest against the Cleveland Browns), finishing with 255 carries for 1,202 yards (4.7 average, a career long 80 yard touchdown run in week 16 against the Browns) and 4 touchdowns. He also finished the season with 218 yards receiving and one touchdown. Willie Parker was the first Steeler back since Bettis in 2001 to top 1,000 yards in a season. At Parker's Pro-Day has was timed in the range of a 4.2. He his the second undrafted running back too rush for over 1,000 in the history of the NFL. This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
William Laird Cowher (born May 8, 1957) is a former American football coach and player. ...
Jeffrey Michael Fisher (born February 25, 1958) is an American football head coach, currently the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. ...
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Super Bowl XL On the second play of the third quarter of Super Bowl XL, "Fast" Willie Parker scored a 75-yard touchdown, the longest rushing play in Super Bowl history, to give the Steelers a 14-3 lead over the Seattle Seahawks. The previous long was 74 yards by Marcus Allen in Super Bowl XVIII against the Washington Redskins. Date February 5, 2006 Stadium Ford Field City Detroit, Michigan MVP Hines Ward, wide receiver Favorite Steelers by 4 National anthem Aaron Neville, Aretha Franklin and Dr. John, ASL performed by Angela LaGuardia Coin toss Tom Brady Referee Bill Leavy Halftime show The Rolling Stones Attendance 68,206 TV in...
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City Seattle, Washington Team colors Pacific Blue, Navy Blue, Neon Green, White Head Coach Mike Holmgren Owner Paul Allen General manager Tim Ruskell Mascot Blitz, and Taima the hawk League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1976–present) American Football Conference (1977-2001) AFC West (1977-2001) National Football Conference (1976...
Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960 in San Diego, California) is a former American football player, and until recently affiliated with CBS as a game analyst. ...
Date January 22, 1984 Stadium Tampa Stadium City Tampa, Florida MVP Marcus Allen, Running back Favorite Redskins by 2 1/2 National anthem Barry Manilow Coin toss Bronko Nagurski Referee Gene Barth Halftime show Salute to Superstars of the Silver Screen with the University of Florida and Florida State University...
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Alan Faneca, the All-Pro guard who pulled and made the block that sprung Parker for the touchdown, got an MVP vote as a result of the play. Parker finished the game with 93 yards on 10 carries and an average of 9.3 yards a carry, the third-best average in Super Bowl history (minimum 10 carries). Alan Joseph Faneca, Jr. ...
2006 In 2006, Parker signed a major contract with the Steelers, a four-year $13.6 million dollar deal that would solidify his future role on the team. Bill Cowher was quoted as saying that Parker would be a workhorse and receive the goal-line carries in his role as the starter, making him the bona fide #1 running-back in Pittsburgh. On November 12th, 2006, in a home game against the New Orleans Saints, Willie rushed for 213 yards on 22 carries, 5 yards short of the greatest single-game rushing total in Steeler history. His two long gains of 72 and 76 yards set up Willie touchdowns that capped off the Pittsburgh victory, 38-31. His 76-yard sprint late in the 4th quarter was the longest rush in Heinz Field history. City New Orleans, Louisiana Team colors Old Gold, Black, and White Head Coach Sean Payton Owner Tom Benson and Rita Benson LeBlanc General manager Mickey Loomis Mascot Gumbo the dog League/Conference affiliations National Football League (1967–present) Eastern Conference (1967-1969) Capitol Division (1967; 1969) Century Division (1968) National...
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On December 7th against the Cleveland Browns, Willie Parker broke the all-time Steelers rushing record for a single game, gaining 223 yards on 32 carries before being taken out of the game in the third quarter. The record was previously held by Frenchy Fuqua. Parker also became the only Steelers running back to have two 200+ yard games in the same year. Look up December in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...
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John Frenchy Fuqua was a American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) between 1969 and 1976. ...
'Fast Willie' played in (and started) all 16 regular season games. He compiled 1,494 yards on 337 carries (4.4 average) with 13 rushing touchdowns. He also had 12 runs of 20 or more yards. Parker also caught 31 passes for 222 yards (7.2 average) and 3 touchdowns. In addition, his 16 combined scores broke the previous Steelers single-season touchdown mark of 15 set by Louis Lipps in 1987. Louis Lipps (born August 9, 1962 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a former American Football wide receiver who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers. ...
Parker served as a backup to LaDainian Tomlinson and Larry Johnson in his first Pro Bowl, where he would finish the game with 40 yards on 2 carries. In 2007-2008 season Willie Parker is the leading rusher in the NFL through 4 weeks with over 606 rushing yards averaging 101.1 yards a game. LaDainian Tomlinson (born June 23, 1979) is an American football player who currently plays running back for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. ...
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Trivia - Parker has stated that he learned his speed from racing his pet pitbull growing up.
- Parker is not the first Steelers running back to become a star on the team after being a backup in college. Hall of Famer Franco Harris, the team's all-time leading rusher and Super Bowl IX MVP, served as a backup to Lydell Mitchell when he played at Penn State. Supposedly, similar to what Parker went through at North Carolina, Joe Paterno preferred Mitchell's style over Harris.
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Date January 12, 1975 Stadium Tulane Stadium City New Orleans, Louisiana MVP Franco Harris, Running back Favorite Steelers by 3 National anthem Grambling State University Band Coin toss Game referee Referee Bernie Ulman Halftime show Tribute to Duke Ellington with Mercer Ellington and Grambling State University Band Attendance 80,997...
Lydell Mitchell (born May 30, 1949 in Salem, New Jersey) was a running back in the National Football League for the Baltimore Colts, San Diego Chargers & Los Angeles Rams spanning 1972-1980. ...
The Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (commonly known as Penn State) is a state-related land-grant university in Pennsylvania, with over 80,000 students at 24 campuses throughout the state. ...
Joseph Vincent Paterno (born December 21, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York), nicknamed JoePa, is the head coach of Pennsylvania State Universitys college football team, a position he has held since 1966. ...
Jerome Abram Bettis, nicknamed The Bus (born February 16, 1972 in Detroit, Michigan), is a former American football halfback for the NFLs Los Angeles/St. ...
References Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...
is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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