Eastern Michigan Athletics
2005 Football Roster
Sep 20 (Sat)
3:30 p.m.
Roster
Corey Parker
- Position:
- DB
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Detroit, Mich.
- High School:
- St. Martin dePorres
PERSONAL: Full Name: Corey Jamal Parker...Son of Glenn and Leslie Parker...Born 1-24-82...Art major...Has one brother, Eric Parker, and one sister, Amber Parker...EMU: Has played in 22 games, starting four times...Has accumulated 74 career tackles...Is one of the 11 members of Head Coach Jeff Genyk’s 2005 Champions Club designating team leadership...2004: Earned his second letter after playing in all 11 games, starting three times...Finished seventh on the team in tackles with 49...Singled out as a Special Teams Player of the Week for the Kent State (Nov. 13) game...2003: Did not play in any games but practiced with the team...Singled out as Offensive Backup Players of the Year for outstanding effort in practice...Was named one of the Backup Players of the Week three times, for the Maryland (Sept. 27), Toledo (Oct. 11) and Central Michigan (Nov. 1) games...2002: Earned his first letter after playing in 11 games and starting once, in the season finale at Bowling Green (Nov. 23)...Recorded 25 tackles on the year...Turned in his best effort with 13 tackles against Central Michigan (Nov. 2)...Singled out as one of the Backup Eagles of the Week for outstanding effort in the week of practice leading up to the Toledo game (Sept. 7)...Named EMU’s BallHawk Award winner...2001: Did not play in any games but practiced with the team all season while sitting out as a transfer from West Virginia State...Selected as a Backup Eagle of the Week three times, for outstanding practice effort in the week of the Western Michigan (Sept. 29), Buffalo (Oct. 27) and Northern Illinois (Nov. 3) games....HIGH SCHOOL: Graduated from St. Martin DePorres H.S. where he was a standout football and basketball player...Played football for Head Coach Gregory Carter...Senior Year: Was the football team leader in tackles, interceptions and caused fumbles...Named to the All-Catholic League Team as well as the All-City squad...Second-team All-State selection by The Detroit News and Detroit Free Press...Named team’s top defensive player...Started in basketball and led the team in steals...Top effort was 15 points, 11 rebounds and three steals against Gabriel Richard...Won the basketball team’s Leadership Award...Helped DePorres make the final four in the state tournament...Junior Year: Co-captain of the football team and a starter at free safety...Also played on the basketball team that won the Class C state championship...Sophomore Year: Earned a varsity letter in football as a backup safety and special teams player...Earned a varsity letter on the Class C state championship basketball team.
