1. Gerad Michael Parker was born on January 4,1981 and is an American college football coach and former player.
21 Facts About Gerad Parker
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Gerad Parker is the head football coach for Troy University, a position he has held since 2024.
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Gerad Parker was previously the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at the University of Notre Dame and the offensive coordinator at West Virginia University.
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Gerad Parker served as the interim head coach at Purdue University for six games in 2016.
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Gerad Parker graduated from Lawrence County High School, where he was a member of the basketball team, track and field team and the football team as a record-setting wide receiver.
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Gerad Parker ran the 400-meter dash, 400-meter relay and 1,600-meter relay for the track and field team.
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In January 2000, Gerad Parker accepted a scholarship to the University of Kentucky to continue his football career.
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Gerad Parker chose Kentucky over offers from Marshall and Western Kentucky.
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In 2007 Gerad Parker took a graduate assistant job at Kentucky, where he worked with wide receivers and the offensive scout team.
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In 2011, Gerad Parker became the wide receivers coach at Marshall.
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On February 11,2013, Gerad Parker was hired by Darrell Hazell as the tight ends coach and recruiting coordinator at Purdue University.
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In 2015, Gerad Parker took over as the wide receivers coach and maintained his role as the recruiting coordinator.
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Gerad Parker mentored standout receiver DeAngelo Yancey during his time at Purdue.
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On January 17,2017, Gerad Parker was named the running backs coach at the University of Cincinnati.
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Gerad Parker resigned from Cincinnati the week of February 13,2017, to become the wide receivers coach at East Carolina University.
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On February 22,2017, Gerad Parker was arrested and charged with driving under the influence.
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On June 1,2017, Gerad Parker was hired by David Cutcliffe and the Duke Blue Devils as a football operations assistant.
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In 2018, Gerad Parker transitioned into an assistant coaching role to mentor Duke's wide receivers.
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On January 10,2019, Gerad Parker was named the wide receivers coach for the Penn State Nittany Lions, replacing David Corley.
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Gerad Parker was named offensive coordinator for the 2023 season.
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On December 18,2023, Gerad Parker was named the head coach at Troy.