Lemar Parrish
Lemar R. Parrish
Born: December 13, 1947
West Palm Beach, FL USA
Position: DB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 185
College: Lincoln (MO)
High School: John F. Kennedy (Riviera Beach, FL)
Career: 1970-1982
Drafted: 1970 in Round 7, #163 overall by the Cincinnati Bengals
Lemar Parrish played from 1970 to 1982 during his career with the Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals and Washington Redskins. Parrish intercepted 47 passes for 462 yards in his career.
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Punt Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 23 | 194 | 8.4 | 79 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 12 | 93 | 7.8 | 47 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 141 | 9.4 | 51 | 1 |
| 1973 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 25 | 200 | 8.0 | 47 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 18 | 338 | 18.8 | 90 | 2 |
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 83 | 6.4 | 34 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 20 | 122 | 6.1 | 32 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 11 | 0 |
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 131 | 1205 | 9.2 | 90 | 4 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 482 | 30.1 | 95 | 1 |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 296 | 22.8 | 30 | 0 |
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 348 | 23.2 | 45 | 0 |
| 1973 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 143 | 20.4 | 29 | 0 |
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 21 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 114 | 28.5 | 64 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 28 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Totals | 61 | 1504 | 24.7 | 95 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 19 | 0 |
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 105 | 15.0 | 65 | 1 |
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 33 | 2 |
| 1973 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3 | 95 | 31.7 | 47 | 1 |
| 1978 | NFL Washington Redskins | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 9 | 65 | 7.2 | 23 | 0 |
| 1980 | NFL Washington Redskins | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 9 | 0 |
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1982 | NFL Buffalo Bills | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Totals | 47 | 462 | 9.8 | 65 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 4 | 1 | -19 | 0 | ||
| 1973 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 2 | 47 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1976 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1981 | NFL Washington Redskins | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 16 | 13 | 65 | 3 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1970 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1971 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1972 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1973 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1974 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1977 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 |
| 1971 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 |
| 1972 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 |
| 1973 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 |
| 1974 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 13 | 13 |
| 1975 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 11 |
| 1976 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 |
| 1977 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 11 | 11 |
| 1978 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 11 | 11 |
| 1979 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 16 | 16 |
| 1980 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 15 | 15 |
| 1981 | NFL | Washington Redskins | 12 | 8 |
| 1982 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 0 |
Honors
1972 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1973 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1974 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1974 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1974 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1975 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1975 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (2nd Team)
1976 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1976 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1977 - United Press International All-Conference (2nd Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1979 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - The Sporting News All-Conference (1st Team)
1979 - Associated Press All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - The Sporting News All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Writers Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Pro Football Weekly All-Conference (1st Team)
1980 - Newspaper Enterprise Association All-NFL (1st Team)
1980 - Associated Press All-NFL (2nd Team)
1980 - United Press International All-Conference (1st Team)
