For you old timers, whatever happened to Tom Parker

[Uncle Adolph]

Great player for Rupp, I can remember as a kid listening to the games on the radio with my Dad and Tom was one of the main cogs
I think he made All SEC a couple of times ?
The games were not on TV much back then so the radio was so important. Thus my eternal gratitude to the late GREAT Cawood Ledford
Some of my best memories with my late Dad are of us sitting by the radio listening to the games

 

[Glenn's take]

He became Elvis' manager.

 

[Uncle Adolph]

He became Elvis' manager.

That explains it

 

[_ukcat]

Remember him well as he played for UK from '68-'72 which were my High School years. He was a Teacher Dunbar and retired now in Lexington I believe

 

[Uncle Adolph]

Remember him well as he played for UK from '68-'72 which were my High School years. He was a Teacher Dunbar and retired now in Lexington I believe

Thanks for the update

 

[clevenger32]

Think he worked in the Fayette County Schools and was an owner of the Parkette Drive In

 

[H00SIER-Cat]

He became Elvis' manager.

Beat me to it.

Was he a Kentucky colonel or actual military rank?

 

[Random UK Fan]

No . . . wait. Sorry. I was thinking about a song by Rush.

 

[Bluesbrother]

Think he worked in the Fayette County Schools and was an owner of the Parkette Drive In

I did know that he was an owner in the Parkette ... which, I believe is now history.

 

[DreadLox]

I did know that he was an owner if the Parkette ... which, I believe is now history.

Yes. I believe that the site is either in the process of demolition or is completely gone by now.

 

[1977 Cat]

Yes. I believe that the site is either in the process of demolition or is completely gone by now.

Gone

 

[BlueThunderstruck]

This thread has caused much Payne.

 

[JST390-2]

I’m thinking he was left handed ? But I certainly remember him

 

[gojvc]

I did know that he was an owner in the Parkette ... which, I believe is now history.

Damn. We went to eat there in 2013 because it was on Triple D.

 

[ArcadiaFan]

Beat me to it.

Was he a Kentucky colonel or actual military rank?

He was given the honorary title by the then governor of Louisiana, Jimmie Davis as a thank you for the worker Parker did on his campaign. He went AWOL while serving.