Dennis Parker (born March 23, 1950) is an

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coach. He served as the head football coach at the

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from 1991 to 1993 and at

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from 2007 to 2009, compiling a career

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record of 17–45–1. Parker began his coaching career in the high school ranks as an assistant at San Antonio Edison, San Antonio Holmes and Converse Judson. At Converse Judson, Parker was the

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under coach Frank Arnold, as the team won the 1983 state championship. In 1984, he took over head coaching duties at

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, guiding the school to a 56–27–1 record in seven years. In 1990, his team won a state championship versus Converse Judson. Parker was named the Texas High School Coach of the Year in 1988 and in 1990. Moving into the collegiate ranks, Parker succeeded

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at North Texas in 1991. He left in 1993 after three losing seasons. He later coached at Cleburne and

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before becoming head coach at Texas Lutheran. On November 9, 2009, Parker resigned as head coach at Texas Lutheran, where he had three more losing seasons.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Parker, Dennis 1950 births Living people North Texas Mean Green football coaches Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football coaches Southeastern Oklahoma State Savage Storm football players Texas Lutheran Bulldogs football coaches High school football coaches in Arizona High school football coaches in Oklahoma High school football coaches in Texas People from Idabel, Oklahoma