Samuel Epps Young Parker (May 12, 1880 – July 5, 1906) was a college football and baseball player for the Tennessee Volunteers of the University of Tennessee.[1] He was a member of Chi Delta.[2] On the football team he was a fullback. Nash Buckingham selected Parker All-Southern in 1904.[3] Parker was shot by lawyer James E. Fulton on July 5, 1906, as he stepped off a train in Helenwood. Fulton alleged his wife had been having an affair with Parker.[4] Fulton later also died from a gunshot.[5]

Sam Y. Parker
Tennessee Volunteers
PositionFullback
Personal information
Born:(1880-05-12)May 12, 1880
Died:July 5, 1906(1906-07-05) (aged 26)
Helenwood, Tennessee
Career history
CollegeTennessee (1903–1905)
Career highlights and awards

References

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  1. ^ Register. The University. 1905 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ The University of Tennessee Magazine. 1904 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "Some Past All-Southerns". Atlanta Georgian. December 9, 1907. p. 12. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Digital Library of Georgia.  
  4. ^ "Finding Aid for the Sam Y. Parker Collection MS.0830". University of Tennessee. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  5. ^ The Jackson Sun, Tuesday, July 3, 1917
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