Jack Parr

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Jack Parr

Cincinnati Royals
Career highlights and awards
Third-team All-American – NABC (1958) 3× First-team All-Big Eight (1956–1958) No. 33 Jersey retired by Kansas State Wildcats
Career NBA statistics
Points	262 (4.0 ppg)
Rebounds	278 (4.2 rpg)
Assists	51 (0.8 apg)
Stats  at NBA.com
Stats  at Basketball-Reference.com

Jack Parr (March 13, 1936 – January 4, 2015) was an American professional

Jack Parr was not what you would call a picture player early in his career, but he was endowed with an intensity and inner drive that spearheaded him to All-America stature. Rugged and strong, he would sweep the boards. Parr's assortment of shots included a hook and a soft "face the basket" jumper. Against Kansas in Lawrence in 1958, Parr made perhaps his greatest defensive play. With the final seconds ticking away, Kansas went to Wilt Chamberlain under the basket for an assumed easy lay-in. Parr went straight up and batted the ball away, enabling K-State to take a thrilling 79–75 victory.

Three times Parr gained all-league honors. Twice he helped the Wildcats to conference championships and NCAA play and twice received All-America recognition. He still holds KSU's single-season rebounding record and is second on the career charts. He ranks 10th among the all-time Wildcat scoring leaders with 1,184 points. Parr played one season professionally with the Cincinnati Royals before turning to private business and becoming a

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