Johnny Parker was a strength and conditioning coach in the

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from 1984 to 2007.https://pro-football-history.com/coach/1664/johnny-parker-bio He is in the USA Strength and Conditioning Coaches Hall of Fame.

History

Parker was born on February 1, 1947, in

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. He began lifting weights as a 100 pound high school freshman. Parker played high school football and threw the discus for Shaw High School until his graduation in 1964. He majored in history at Ole Miss (where he did not play any sports), then taught and coached linebackers at

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. Parker served as strength and conditioning coach at the

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, and Ole Miss. In 1984 he joined the

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, winning Super Bowls in 1986 and 1990. He coached in a third Super Bowl with the

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in 1997, and a fourth with the

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in 2003. He finished his NFL career with the

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from 2005 to 2008. In 1994 the Professional Football Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society named him the NFL's top strength and conditioning coach.https://www.usastrengthcoacheshf.com/member/johnny-parker In 1988 Parker, along with Al Miller, worked with Soviet defector Grigori Goldstein to incorporate Soviet-style periodization into their methods. They utilized this info in their work, and after their retirement from coaching eventually coauthored ''The System: Soviet Periodization Adapted For the American Strength Coach'' in 2018, along with Rob Panariello.

References

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