Ray Parmely

Charles Raymond Parmely (March 11, 1891 – January 23, 1927) was an American football player, newspaperman, soldier, coach, and referee. Parmely was born in Kansas and eventually settled in Florida. He was an athlete at Baker University.[1] Parmely was also an accomplished singer.[2]

Ray Parmely
Born(1891-03-11)March 11, 1891
Waverly, Kansas
DiedJanuary 23, 1927(1927-01-23) (aged 35)
Tampa, Florida
OccupationSportswriter

After working at papers in the Rocky Mountains and Middle West, he became a sportswriter for the Tampa Times,[3] "known throughout the state as a football expert."[4] Parmely was coach of the Hillsborough High Terriers from 1920 to 1921.[5] He was also much involved with the Tampa Smokers of the Florida State League, a baseball league.[6][7] Parmely officiated at Florida Gators games,[4] and boxing matches.[8]

Parmely died following an automobile accident on January 6, 1927. Parmely steered into a telegraph pole to avoid a collision with another car. J. Watson Morse, staff photographer of the Tampa Times, was also killed in the accident. Others escaped without injury.[4]

References
  1. "Sports Editor of Tampa Times Die of Auto Injuries". The Orlando Sentinel. January 24, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Church Rites Are Said For Parmely". The Tampa Times. January 24, 1927. p. 1. Retrieved November 6, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Editor and Publisher".
  4. "Parmely Near Death After Bad Accident". St. Petersburg Times. January 6, 1927.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-09-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "The Evening Independent - Google News Archive Search".
  7. "St. Petersburg Times - Google News Archive Search".
  8. http://boxrec.com/en/referee/648615
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