Don Parish (American football)

Donald Edward Parish (January 4, 1948 – May 9, 2018) was an American football linebacker. Parish played at Stanford, where he was the Pop Warner Trophy winner in 1969.[1] He was chosen in the fourth round of the 1970 NFL Draft by the St. Louis Cardinals.[2] Parish played three seasons for the Cardinals, Los Angeles Rams, and Denver Broncos.[3]

For other people with the same name, see Don Parish (disambiguation).
Don Parish
No. 57, 56, 51
Position:Linebacker
Personal information
Born:(1948-01-04)January 4, 1948
Beaumont, Texas
Died:May 9, 2018(2018-05-09) (aged 70)
Paso Robles, California
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:220 lb (100 kg)
Career information
College:Stanford
NFL Draft:1970 / Round: 4 / Pick: 91
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Games played:19
Player stats at NFL.com

He had three brothers, Kenneth, Cecil and Don.[4]

He suffered from traumatic brain injury during his football days, his brother, Kenneth, told a reporter in 2021. Unhoused in Los Angeles for many years, Parish died at age 70 on May 9, 2018, in Paso Robles, California.[5]

References
  1. "Pac-12 Conference - 2016 Football Media Guide". Catalog.e-digitaleditions.com. 2016. p. 113. Retrieved 2016-05-07.
  2. "NFL.com Draft 2018 - NFL Draft History: Full Draft Year". NFL.com.
  3. "Don Parish". NFL.com.
  4. Sara Kassabian, "Paso Robles Black Baptist Church Celebrates 60 Years," The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, California, pages 1A and 6A
  5. "Don Edward Parish". Paso Robles Press. Archived from the original on 2018-11-08. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
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