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Jim Parker. James Thomas Parker Position: T-G 6-3, 273lb (190cm, 123kg) Born: April 3, 1934 in Macon, GA. Died: July 18, 2005 in Columbia, MD. College: Ohio St. (College Stats) Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 77 (488th overall since 1960) High School: Ballard Hudson , Scott

James Thomas Parker (April 3, 1934 – July 18, 2005) was an American football player who played at the offensive tackle and guard positions. Parker grew up in Macon, Georgia, and played college football for Woody Hayes at Ohio State University from 1954 to 1956. He helped Ohio State win a national championship in 1954.

Parker, the Colts' first pick in the 1957 draft, helped Baltimore win two NFL championships before retiring in 1967. He earned All-Pro honors in eight straight seasons, was named to the Pro Bowl eight times and in 1973 became the first full-time offensive lineman to be elected to the Hall of Fame.

Born April 3, 1934, in Macon, Georgia, James Parker grew up on a farm, picking peaches and cotton. He took up football at age 13 but did not seem to be a promising candidate—he weighed only 105 pounds. "I got the living hell beat out of me the first day of practice," he was quoted as saying in the Baltimore Sun.