Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1947 30 RHB 5-10 170 So * Chipley 1948 32 RHB 5-10 170 Jr * Chipley 1949 32 RHB 5-10 170 Sr * Bonifay
| Red Parish |
Full Name: Wyatt M. Parish
Born: November 7, 1928 in Chipley, Fl
Died: June 1, 1979 in Bonifay, Fl
School: Chipley High School in Chipley, Florida
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| FSU Career |
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Year No Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown 1947 30 RHB 5-10 170 So * Chipley 1948 32 RHB 5-10 170 Jr * Chipley 1949 32 RHB 5-10 170 Sr * Bonifay |
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| Awards |
| Elected into the FSU Hall of Fame in 1987 |
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The late Wyatt "Red" Parish starred as a running back on the first three Florida State football teams, 1947-48-49. He started the Seminoles' first game and made the school's first run from scrimmage.
Called a "great competitor" by his coach, Don Veller, the versatile Parish made his mark rushing, passing, and receiving. By the time he had completed his career, Parish held the FSU career scoring
mark of 96 points and the record for most TDs in one season, 9 in '49 - the latter not broken until 1958. For many years after graduation, the west Floridian remained a strong supporter of Seminole
athletics. "Red" Parish was one reason Florida State got off the ground running into college gridiron prominence.
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| FSU Statistics |
| Football |
Offensive Statistics Year GP Rush Yds Avg Long TD Pass Comp Pct Yds Int Eff Long TD ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1947 0 111 0.0 0 0 3 2 .667 17 0 114.27 0 0 1948 51 316 6.2 0 4 6 164 27.3 0 2 1949 103 605 5.9 0 7 19 6 .316 167 2 136.46 37t 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Tot 0 154 1032 6.7 11 23 8 .348 184 3 118.94 37t 3 |
Special Teams Statistics |
Bowl Games Played, not included in the above stats Note: Bowl Game stats were not included before the 2002 season 1949 CIGAR BOWL |