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Pro Football Hall of Fame left tackle Jim Parker comes in at number 32 on NFL Films' "The Top 100: NFL's Greatest Players" list produced in 2010.
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Clip from Jim Parker's Pro Football Hall of Fame speech in 1973
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Before John Hannah and Anthony Munoz there was Jim Parker who was considered the the very first greatest of all time offensive lineman .
From the moment Jim Parker joined the 1957 Baltimore Colts as their first-round draft pick, he was considered a cinch for pro football stardom. Jim had been a two-way tackle, an All-America and the Outland Award winner as the nation's top lineman at Ohio State.
James Thomas Parker (April 3, 1934 – July 18, 2005) was an American professional football player who an offensive tackle and guard for the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League (NFL). He played from 1957 to 1967, and was a member of Baltimore's NFL championship teams in 1958 and 1959.
As one of the top offensive linemen of the 1950s, Jim Parker protected Johnny Unitas as the Baltimore Colts won back-to-back NFL Championships, including in the "Greatest Game Ever Played." On the 17-year anniversary of Parker's passing, we remember his contributions to football.
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Bill Belichick, Cris Collinsworth and Rich Eisen introduce former Baltimore Colts offensive lineman Jim Parker to the NFL 100 All-Time Team.
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