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INTRODUCTORY*
CITY OF BALTIMORE
COUNCIL BILL R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: President Dixon
A RESOLUTION ENTITLED
A COUNCIL RESOLUTION concerning
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Honoring the Life of James "Big Jim" Parker - The Colt, The Man, the Baltimorean
FOR the purpose of honoring the life of James "Big Jim" Parker, an exceptional star for 11 seasons with the Baltimore Colts, a dedicated Baltimore business owner, and a valued member of the Baltimore community for over 50 years.
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James Thomas "Big Jim" Parker was born in Macon, Georgia in 1934. At the age of 13, Parker took up football while at the time weighing a meager 105 pounds. Four years later Parker had gained nearly 100 pounds and was in line for a college football scholarship at Ohio State University. After his college years in 1957, Jim was drafted by the Baltimore Colts and was one of the country's most sought after football players. He lived up to the hype, earning All-Pro honors eight consecutive seasons and getting inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility.
Jim Parker was as great a hero off the field as he was on the field. After his retirement from pro football, Parker stayed in Baltimore, and worked for a major liquor distributor in Baltimore. After a number of years, "Big Jim" opened a package goods store at the corner of Liberty Heights Avenue and Garrison Boulevard. The store remained an institution in the Baltimore neighborhood for over 35 years.
He and many of his...
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