Bernie Parrish

Bernie Parrish

Infobox Pro Football player


DateOfBirth=birth date and age|1936|4|29
Birthplace=Long Beach, California
DateOfDeath=
Position=Cornerback
College=Florida
Jersey=30
NFLDraftedYear=1958
NFLDraftedRound=9 / Pick 108
DatabaseFootball=PARRIBER01
PFR=ParrBe00
PreAFLProBowls=1960, 1963
Stats=y
Career Highlights=y
Honors=
Awards=
Records=
years=1959-1966
1966
teams=NFL Cleveland Browns
AFL Houston Oilers

Bernie Parrish (born April 29, 1936 in Long Beach, California) was an American football defensive back who played with the National Football League's Cleveland Browns from 1959 to 1966. He also played one season for the Houston Oilers of the American Football League before retiring. Parrish was drafted by the Browns in the 1958 NFL Draft out of Florida.

After retiring as a player, Parrish took an interest in labor relations and worked with the Teamsters in the late 1960s in an unsuccessful attempt to organize an NFL/AFL players' union. In 1971, Parrish wrote a bestselling book, "They Call It a Game" [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0595130763] , about the economics and politics of the NFL; the book included a controversial allegation that the league had fixed the outcomes of some of its games. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,903131,00.html?iid=chix-sphere]

In 2007, Parrish, along with other retired players, sued the NFL [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9901E3DB173EF936A25751C0A9619C8B63] over Players retirement benefits.

ee also

Other American Football League players


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