James R. "Dick" Parsons is a former American college baseball and college basketball coach. He was the coach of the Kentucky Wildcats baseball team from 1970 to 1972 and was also an assistant coach for the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team from 1970 to 1980 under Joe B. Hall.[1] He attended the University of Kentucky from 1957 to 1961 where he played both baseball and basketball.[2]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 31, 1938 Yancey, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1957–1961 | Kentucky (basketball, baseball) |
| Position(s) | guard (basketball) shortstop (baseball) |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Basketball | |
| 1970–1980 | Kentucky (assistant) |
| Baseball | |
| 1970–1972 | Kentucky |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| ? | Kentucky |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 163-164-2 |
Early years
editParson was born in Yancey, Kentucky and attended Harlan High School where he ran track and played baseball, basketball and football.[3] He attended the University of Kentucky where he was a two sport athlete. In baseball, he was all-SEC in 1959 and 1961 and All-American in 1961.[4]
Coaching career
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Baseball
editHead coaching record
editBelow is a table of Parson's yearly records as a collegiate head baseball coach. He served in 3 seasons between 1970 and 1972.
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky (Southeastern Conference) (1970–1972) | |||||||||
| 1970 | Kentucky | 8-19 | 2-12 | 6th (East) | |||||
| 1971 | Kentucky | 18-15 | 7-8 | 5th (East) | |||||
| 1972 | Kentucky | 16-10-1 | 4-8 | 5th (East) | |||||
| Total: | 42-43-1 | ||||||||
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National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
edit- ^ "All-Time UK Coaches". UKAthletics.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "Dick Parsons". BigBlueHistory.net. Archived from the original on April 6, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ "KHSAA Hall of Fame nomination form" (PDF). KHSAA. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
- ^ a b "2009 Kentucky Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). Kentucky Athletics Communications. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 19, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ "2014 SEC Baseball Media Guide: History & Records" (PDF). Southeastern Conference. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 9, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2014.