NFL agent Eugene Parker dies at 60
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NFL agent Eugene Parker died Thursday at the age of 60.
Parker, who had battled kidney cancer since November, represented numerous NFL Hall of Fame players throughout his career including Curtis Martin, Deion Sanders and Emmitt Smith, among others.
A former fifth-round selection in the 1978 NBA draft out of Purdue, Parker turned down the NBA to pursue a law degree from Valparaiso. He was later inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2001.
At the time of his death, Parker was representing current NFL players Larry Fitzgerald, Jason Pierre-Paul and Alshon Jeffery, as well as draft prospects Jaylon Smith, Laquon Treadwell and Noah Spence.
Parker is survived by his wife, June, and their five children.
