| Born: | September 1, 1955 Lowndes County, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Offensive guard |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) |
| Weight | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| College | Georgia |
| High school | Douglas (GA) Coffee County |
| NFL draft | 1977 / Round: 11 / Pick: 292 |
| Drafted by | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 1977–1978 | Toronto Argonauts |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Joel Parrish (born September 1, 1955) is a former American football offensive guard who played two seasons with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the eleventh round of the 1977 NFL Draft.[1] Parrish played college football at the University of Georgia and attended Coffee County High School in Douglas, Georgia. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball but chose to attend the University of Georgia.[2] He was a consensus All-American in 1976.[3] Parrish and four other men were arrested in 2001 in Australia on charges of drug trafficking after smuggling 2,457 pounds of cocaine into the country.[4]
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References
- ^ "1977 NFL Draft". pro-football-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "Joel Parrish". natesdawgs.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ^ "2014 NCAA Football Records: Consensus All-America Selections" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). 2014. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 6, 2014. Retrieved August 16, 2014.
- ^ Stepzinski, Teresa (August 25, 2001). "Australia drug bust snares 2 Georgians". jacksonville.com. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
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