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Head Coach Jack Leggett on Parker: "Kyle is a two-sport athlete who signed here to play football, but he has a strong desire to play baseball. He has outstanding abilities as a hitter, catcher, and infielder. He is very athletic and has a good sense of what he's doing on the baseball field. I'm anxious to see him progress as the season goes on, and I think he is going to pick things up quickly and make an impact."
Graduated from high school a semester early to enroll in January...signed to play football at Clemson as one of the top quarterback prospects in the country.
BEFORE CLEMSON: Standout baseball player and quarterback at Bartram Trail High School, where he was coached by Tony Sowers...first-team all-state and all-county selection as a junior...county player-of-the-year as a junior...did not play his senior year of high school on the diamond in the spring of 2008, because he graduated a semester early; he accepted a football scholarship and enrolled at Clemson in January of 2008...#34 overall football prospect in the nation by ESPN.com...played in the Under Armour National All-Star game in January of 2008; he threw the game-winning touchdown pass in the fourth quarter...lettered four times in baseball and four times in football at Bartram Trail High.
PERSONAL: Son of former NFL wide receiver Carl Parker, who was a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, and Minnesota Vikings for a total of six seasons; he played three games in 1989 and had one reception for 45 yards that season; he also played three games in 1988 during the Bengals' Super Bowl season...his mother Cathy was featured on ESPN's "Outside the Lines" in 2007, as she helped raise over $800,000 for Barrow (AK) High School's new artificial turf field...majoring in communication studies...born Kyle James Parker on Sept. 30, 1989 in Cincinnati, OH.
