23 Facts About Stan Parrish

Stan Parrish was the head coach at Ball State University from 2009 to 2010.

Stan Parrish was an offensive coordinator at Ball State and the University of Michigan, and had a lengthy career working primarily with quarterbacks.

Stan Parrish was born on September 20,1946, in Cleveland, Ohio.

Stan Parrish attended Valley Forge High School in Parma Heights, Ohio, and graduated in 1964.

Stan Parrish then attended Heidelberg College, where he played football as a defensive back from 1965 to 1968.

Stan Parrish coached the Bombers first as an assistant, then as head coach.

Stan Parrish led the Bombers to their first ever Ohio high school football playoff berth in his final year, 1974; only four teams in each division qualified in those early years of the playoffs.

In 1975, Parrish joined the staff at Purdue University as a graduate assistant.

Stan Parrish was the 29th head coach for the Little Giants, and he held that position for five seasons, from 1978 until 1982.

Stan Parrish is enshrined in the Wabash College Athletic Hall of Fame.

In 1984, Stan Parrish was hired as head football coach at Marshall University.

In two years at Marshall, Stan Parrish helped establish a lasting winning tradition for the school.

Stan Parrish left Marshall following the 1985 season to take the head coaching job at Kansas State University.

Stan Parrish was not able to repeat his success at Marshall in his three years as head coach of K-State.

Stan Parrish was fired after the 1988 season, and replaced by Bill Snyder.

Stan Parrish helped the 1997 Wolverines to victory in the Rose Bowl and the school's 11th national championship.

Stan Parrish spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons as the quarterbacks coach of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Rather than follow Hoke to San Diego State, Stan Parrish succeeded Hoke at Ball State.

Stan Parrish's role was on a voluntary basis, which allowed him to coach without any recruiting duties.

In January 2013 Stan Parrish was named the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Eastern Michigan under head coach Ron English for the upcoming season.

Stan Parrish was married to Ruth Purdy, with whom he had a daughter and son.

Note: Stan Parrish served as head coach for Ball State in the 2009 GMAC Bowl after Brady Hoke stepped down.

Note: Stan Parrish served as interim head coach for Eastern Michigan after Ron English was fired.