Jack Parr (basketball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJack Parr (basketball)
American basketball player
Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1936
Place of Birth: Louisville, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 04-Jan-2015
Profession: basketball player
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Jack Parr (basketball)
- Jack Parr (March 13, 1936 – January 4, 2015) was an American professional basketball player.
- Parr was born in Louisville, Kentucky.
- He played college basketball at Kansas State University.
- Kansas State retired his jersey, and his number 33 is hanging from the rafters.
- He was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the 10th round of the 1958 NBA draft.
- He played 66 games for the Royals in 1958–1959, averaging 4.0 points per game. Jack Parr was not what you would call a picture player early in his career, but he was endowed with an intensity and inner drive that spearheaded him to All-America stature.
- Rugged and strong, he would sweep the boards.
- Parr's assortment of shots included a hook and a soft "face the basket" jumper.
- Against Kansas in Lawrence in 1958, Parr made perhaps his greatest defensive play.
- With the final seconds ticking away, Kansas went to Wilt Chamberlain under the basket for an assumed easy lay-in.
- Parr went straight up and batted the ball away, enabling K-State to take a thrilling 79–75 victory. Three times Parr gained all-league honors.
- Twice he helped the Wildcats to conference championships and NCAA play and twice received All-America recognition.
- He still holds KSU's single-season rebounding record and is second on the career charts.
- He ranks 10th among the all-time Wildcat scoring leaders with 1,184 points.
- Parr played one season professionally with the Cincinnati Royals before turning to private business and becoming a Big Eight basketball official.
- He died in January 2015, aged 78, at his home in Lindsborg, Kansas.
Read more at Wikipedia