Johnny Parker was a strength and conditioning coach in the NFL from 1984 to 2007.[1] He is in the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame.[2]
History
editParker was born on February 1, 1947, in Shaw, Mississippi. He began lifting weights as a 100 pound high school freshman. Parker played high school football and threw the discus for Shaw High School until his graduation in 1964.[2] He majored in history at Ole Miss (where he did not play any sports),[3] then taught and coached linebackers at Indianola Academy.[2]
Parker served as strength and conditioning coach at the University of South Carolina, Indiana University, LSU, and Ole Miss.[2]
In 1984 he joined the New York Giants, winning Super Bowls in 1986 and 1990. He coached in a third Super Bowl with the New England Patriots in 1997, and a fourth with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003. He finished his NFL career with the San Francisco 49ers from 2005 to 2008.[2]
In 1994 the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society named him the NFL's top strength and conditioning coach.[2]
In 1988 Parker, along with Al Miller, worked with Soviet defector Grigori Goldstein to incorporate Soviet-style periodization into their methods. They utilized this info in their work, and after their retirement from coaching eventually coauthored The System: Soviet Periodization Adapted For the American Strength Coach in 2018, along with Rob Panariello.[4]
References
edit- ^ https://pro-football-history.com/coach/1664/johnny-parker-bio
- ^ a b c d e f https://www.usastrengthcoacheshf.com/member/johnny-parker
- ^ Newsom, Michael (November 9, 2014). "UM Grad Parker Coached On Four Super Bowl Teams". Retrieved 29 March 2024.
- ^ Hunsucker, Adam. "Strength pioneer Al Miller tells the secrets of 'The System' in new book". Retrieved 29 March 2024.