#15 - Babe Parilli, QB Well there is one thing that I can tell you without looking at a single stats; Parilli is not the most famous person to sport the name "Babe." There's this Ruth character you may have heard of. Parilli was drafted fourth overall in 1952 by the Green Bay Packers. He bounced around quite a bit, going from the Packers, to the Ottawa Rough Riders, back to the Packers, back to the Rough Riders, to the Raiders, and finally the Patriots. He would finish his career with the Jets. Parilli played for the Boston Patriots from 1961-1967, the longest stretch he had with any team. His best season came in 1966 when he threw for 3,465 yards and 31 touchdowns (and 27 interceptions), all numbers that led the league. He was named to the AFL All-Star game where he won the MVP. He actually went to the AFL All-Star game three times (1963, 1964, 1966), all with the Patriots. He was a part of one of the greatest upsets of all time when, in 1968, the Jets beat the Colts in Super Bowl III. Of course, he was just on the team. Joe Namath, another name you may have heard once or twice, was the Hall of Fame quarterback that led them to victory. And yes, that is Fenway Park pictured above. Follow @SamPericolo for the latest on sam-pericolo.weebly.com
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
SAMUEL PERICOLOSam is a graduate of Assumption College where he studied History, Marketing, and Political Science and was a Co-Producer on a weekly sports talk television show. Archives
March 2018
Categories |