Jackie Parker Jack Dickerson " Jackie " Parker ( January 1 , 1932 – November 7 , 2006 ) was an American football player who became an All - America n in college football and an outstanding professional football player in the Canadian Football League at the running back , quarterback , defensive back , and kicker positions . He is primarily known for his play with the Edmonton Eskimos . Later in his career , he played for the Toronto Argonauts and the BC Lions , and coached the Eskimos and Lions after his playing career ended . Parker was named a member of the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971 , and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1976 . In November , 2006 , Parker was voted one of the CFL ' s Top 50 players ( No . 3 ) of the league ' s modern era by Canadian sports network TSN . College career . Born in Knoxville , Tennessee , Parker played college football for Jones County Junior College in 1950 - 51 then two seasons as a member of the Bulldogs at Mississippi State University where he was named to the All - Conference and College Football All - America Team s . Professional playing career . In 1954 , Parker signed with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Western Interprovincial Football Union ( which became part of the Canadian Football League in 1958 ) . Nicknamed " Ol ' Spaghetti Legs " , Parker became one of the most important parts of the Eskimos dynasty of the mid - 1950s . While Parker played both defence and offence , a not uncommon practice in his day , his main strength was offence , where he was both a strong runner and an excellent quarterback . This is shown by his Western All - Star selections ; as a running back in 1954 , 1957 and 1959 , and as a quarterback in 1955 , 1956 , 1958 , 1960 and 1961 . Parker won six consecutive Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophies as the West ' s most outstanding player from 1956 to 1961 , and seven in total . He was awarded the Schenley Award as Canadian football ' s most outstanding player in 1957 , 1958 and 1960 and was the runner - up in 1956 and 1961 . During the first three years of his career ( 1954 – 1957 ) , the Eskimos won consecutive Grey Cup s . In the 1954 Grey Cup , Parker made one of the most famous plays in Grey Cup history when , in the fourth quarter , Ted Tully hit Montreal Alouettes running back Chuck Hunsinger forcing a fumble . Parker recovered the ball and returned it 90 yards for a touchdown , giving the Eskimos , who were a large underdog in the game , a surprise victory . Parker ' s 90 - yard fumble return remains a Grey Cup record to this day . Following the 1962 season , the Eskimos traded Parker to the Toronto Argonauts for five players and $ 15 , 000 . Parker played in Toronto from 1963 to 1965 . Parker finished his playing career with the BC Lions in 1968 when , as an assistant coach , he helped the team out of a difficult mid - season situation by donning the pads for one last go round as quarterback . At the time of his retirement , Parker , who also kicked extra points and field goals , had scored a then CFL record 750 points . Coaching and post - football career . After his playing days ended , Parker moved into coaching . Parker coached the BC Lions for part of the 1969 season and all of 1970 , before moving on to the front office as general manager the next year . He stayed as general manager until being fired in 1975 . Parker coached the Eskimos from 1983 until resigning for health reasons two games into the 1987 CFL season . After leaving football , Parker was an executive with the Interprovincial Steel & Pipe Corporation , Ltd . On November 7 , 2006 , Parker died in the early morning hours at a local Edmonton hospital at age 74 due to throat cancer . Parker ' s awards and honours . Parker ' s jersey No . 91 currently hangs on the Wall of Honour at the Eskimos ' Commonwealth Stadium . " " Jackie Parker Park " " in Edmonton , Alberta was named in his honour . Jackie Parker was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1971 , the Mississippi State University Hall of Fame and the Mississippi Sports Hall of Fame in 1972 , the College Football Hall of Fame in 1976 , and Canada ' s Sports Hall of Fame in 1987 . In November 2006 , Parker was voted one of the CFL ' s top 50 players ( No . 3 ) in a poll conducted by Canadian sports network TSN . Videos . 1954 Grey Cup fumble return TD