One of the all time best nobody talks about. Will fight anyone who puts Parker down.

Demond Parker is the reason I became an OU Fan. One of the best RB at OU.

@FearIVess

7 жыл бұрын

tommie yang nope ... he top 10 not top 5 best at ou

@themadlad8540

7 жыл бұрын

Tru Allstar no way I would put him only behind Sims and Washington this guy was special . Played for some shitty teams. would of been a 2000 yard rusher if they had better coaches.

@brad6420

3 жыл бұрын

@@themadlad8540 probably a Heisman guy if he played for a better era of sooner teams.

@s.hudson7524

Жыл бұрын

He could have played in Bob Stoops' first year as head coach, but he bolted for the NFL after his junior year.

One more thought: Bob Stoops' first year as coach @ OU would have been D.P. senior year. Instead of playing his senior year he opted to play in the NFL for Green Bay. That year OU went 7 - 5 with LITERALLY NO RUN GAME (no disrespec to Q. Griffin). Can you Sooner fans imagine how good we would have been Stoops' FIRST year if DeMond had stayed for his senior season.

@johnmanning4097

3 жыл бұрын

Oklahoma would have been 10-2 in Bob Stoops 1st year had Parker played Quentin Griffin was just a freshman that year and would have redshirted had Parker played.

My favorite OU running back of all time!!!

This is one of the best highlights of any RB. Just think if he could have played on really good OU team. Legendary Status

@TammieSunshine

7 жыл бұрын

Had he stayed for his senior year, he would have played for Bob.

Wow. He flew under my radar back in the day. But, seeing the #33 and the moves and wiggle, he reminds me of Tony Dorsett.

So underrated.....Like a lightning bolt with moves.

@youngjocksta I was so happy that GB had drafted Parker in 1999 because GB had never had a back like Parker. He got some playing time as a rookie & had 1 135yd. game @ Chicago, in the rain but didn't so much else & didn't get much playing time. He played a little in 2000 & then blew out his knee. Then sometime after that, he got busted for having some pot on him. Shortly after, GB cut him. It's too bad cause to have him & Ahman Green as the main rb's would've been something pretty special.

Bob Stoops inherited John Blake's Recruits! Stoops is a great coach,..but it was Coach Blake who was quietly rebuilding the Sooners. De'Mond Parker,..one of the greats. Now it's DeMarco's turn.

This was great rhombic! I was not living in Oklahoma those years so, I never got to see a lot of games. Thanks for making this available for us all. Parker was one of the best ever at OU. To do what he did with those teams was nothing short of spectacular. By the way, OU was never embarassing or bad, we just took a break at let some of the other schools catch up to our Dominance. More to come...BOOMER!

1 of if not the greatest rb at OU. 1000 yds 1st 3 seasons

OMG you are so right stybarrow!! One of the most frustrating things about being a Sooner fan back in those days was, when we did good a great play out of DeMond or someone else, it would get called back 2/3 of the time on a holding, illegal proceedure, too many men on the field, illegal motion, illegal substitution, etc. penalty. I saw DeMond have numerous (how many?) 50+ yard runs called back on penalties. Imagine him on a good OU team....we can only wonder how good he really would have been.

One more year...Heisman Boss!!!

demond Parker is the truth

Quentin Griffin, Adrian Peterson, Billy Simms, Joe Washington, Greg Pruitt, Steve Owens, Marcus Dupree are the great running backs in Sooner history. I guess some folks have forgotten about Demond Parker. I consider Parker as one of the greats, but due to him playing during the John Blake era others don't talk about him to much. He was very exciting to watch.

Absolutely loved Demond. I was student at OU at the time. So fun. But tough times for the Sooner team.

its too late now because he has passed. but, i always thought instead of criticizing john blake as a coach. ou should seek him out and rehire him as a recruiter! the level of talent he was able to assemble at ou was astounding! other than a qb and a middle linebacker the 2000 nc team were his players! it is crazy!

The real deal one of the best to ever played at OU 3rd boyz forever!!!

@allisonmckinney6668

8 жыл бұрын

Not one of the best. THE BEST

@allisonmckinney6668

8 жыл бұрын

You were pretty good too

Actually there was a player that was a teammate of Parker's that is still starting in the NFL. Remember Baltimore Ravens Kelly Gregg?

I miss that slanted OU symbol, my dad gave me a hat with that on it when i was like 11, or 12. I still have it 12 years later but it i cant fit it no more.

I remember him so well. He could make a OU loss have some excitement. I remember when we were getting beat all those years that he could always make a crying 6 year old (me) immediately stop crying and yell and scream and cheer! I still hate those losses we had.

Like watching Barry sanders play for the lions. Nothin goin on but him and that was it. He did a lot with very little. Big brother DP is the best rb they ever had, hands down!!!

De'Mond Parker is the BEST RUNNING BACK MY SOONERS EVER HAD! WHEN NEBRASKA WAS GOING FOR ITS 2ND CHAMPIONSHIP IN A ROW HE RAN BACK TO BACK (FROM SCRIMMAGE--1ST DOWN) 2 TOUCHDOWNS! TOTAL OFFENSIVE TIME RECORDED FOR THOSE TWO TDS?: 23 SECONDS!

More elusive than AD. More powerful than Q. Severely underrated.

OMG it kills me that he left early

He was a monster

I think he has been the most exciting RB Oklahoma has had. From an overall skill set, AD is clearly off the chart. But Parker was just something special and wish he could have played in a Mike Leach offense. It would have been scary.

imagine what he could've done with a disciplined offense that could hold a block more than a second.

@calvinmcbride9781

7 жыл бұрын

amazing highlight reel reminds me of Charles Thompson's lightning quickness to bad ou was awful in the late 90s

@TammieSunshine

7 жыл бұрын

Or not hold halfway across the field when he broke off a long run.

Okay I hope I don't make any ex-OU players mad but all 3 years John Blake was @ OU D.P. was his starting running back and whats amazing is Blake's last season he won 5 games...with DP as his ONLY real threat...thats how amazing this kid was.

BIG 12 CHAMPIONSHIP HERE WE COME YESSIR. mizzou gonna get it next weekend.

What a gyp for him. He was as good a running back as we just about ever had only when he came thru we stunk it up thoroughly through no fault of his. He was fantastique and I for one remember how great he was. then he left one season early, which is understandable, but if he would have waited he would have caught year one of stoops and we would have challenged for the south just from having him ALONE. Same for justin fuente--a talent we wasted through idiotically bad coaches. we apologize.

Thunder and lightning, Demond Parker. Should've been a lot better teams than they were with those guys

Shouldn't have lost to LSU anyways------thank you Chuck Long!

People keep saying how good would we have been in 99 with Demond. Well how good would we have been 2003 with Quentin? If Demond stays for 99, then we don't have to burn Q's redshirt. In 03 he would have been a senior with that amazing passing attack. We would have beat KSU and LSU with Q and have #8.

WHY did he leave!!! :( still an awesome player though..

@scottesk4078

2 жыл бұрын

He probably got tired of setting Cotton Bowl records and such and then his team losing so often despite his heroics :-(

@ spitzerman I tell u old school I say Adrian Peterson in this best rb ou has put out due to nfl success this is not an argument

On the other hand what if DP stays and then in 2000 Q has never taken a snap in a game and is unable to help us get to and win the NC.

@johnmanning4097

3 жыл бұрын

WRONG ...Q was so Talented he would have Helped us in 2000. And he would have been at Oklahoma as a 5th year senior in 2003 when they played LSU for the National Championship.

He was bad azz

there is one thing john blake could do was recruit! when he was finally replaced, stoops found all that talent on the roster. roy williams and the rest. its like going to the beach and digging in the sand and digging up a treasure chest and this man wouldve been the biggest jewel!

If this kid would've been able to keep his nose clean, him & Ahman Green would've made an almost unstoppable backfield in GB. Sure, he had an ACL injury too but.....is it that difficult to stay clean when you're that talented & have that much potential???? /& getting pd. well.

@rammdacc I'll do you one better. Q had to break his redshirt in 99 because Michael Thornton was injured. If Parker had stayed, there's a good chance Q wouldn't have had to do that, which would mean he would have been around an extra year. Can you imagine if we'd still had Q in 2003 with White, Clayton, Jones, Wilson, and that defense? No way we lose to LSU.

Do yall agree with this best ou rbs since parker era 1 Adrian Peterson 2 Demond Parker 3 Demarco Murray 4 Quinton Griffin 5 Allen Patrick 6 Chris Brown 7 Damien Williams 8 Dominique Whaley 9 Mossis Madu 10 Roy Finch I still got high hopes for damien williams senior season

@jeffzachritz8879

5 жыл бұрын

No way Demarco Murray should be behind Parker. Parker was a great back, but he wasn't better than Murray.

@lonewolf6374

2 жыл бұрын

James Allen

How John Blake managed to have such miserable offenses with this guy on the team is beyond me.

preciate ya showin luv to my big bro, how did u get all these highlights?

Man if De'Mond knew there was a video of his highlights with this goofy ass cut playin' in the background he'd puke.

@johnmanning4097

3 жыл бұрын

😂🤣😅 yeah that Music 🎶 I'd Pretty Bad

Very nice! Not a big fan of the music tho...

Kelly Gregg was no embarrassment what so ever....

ha this is crazy, i was too lil to know that he was one of the greatest ou backs cus he's my brother n he didnt act like he was all that great but after seeing these videos i see y becuz his teamed sucked big time

Think I'd rather have Pruitt, Washington, Sims, King, Overstreet, Peacock, Wilson, Dupree, and Collins.