Willie Parker
Willie Parker
Willie Everette Parker, Jr. is a retired American football running back who played for six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. After playing college football for North Carolina, he was signed by the Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2004...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth11 November 1980
CityClinton, NC
room saw stay time training
I was in the training room and that's the first time I saw ESPN. I stay away from it.
room saw stay time training
I was in the training room and that's the first time I saw ESPN, ... I stay away from it.
brings defense nfl ready
I'm just ready for whatever, ... I'm ready for what the NFL brings, I'm ready for what the defense brings and I'll just go out there and play my game.
happen
I want to make something happen when the ball's in my hands,
coaches hear quit talking
I'm going to quit talking about the coaches. From now on you'll never hear me say anything about the coaches at UNC.
money tickets
I shelled out a lot of money for tickets for this game,
call good pants
It was a good play call and we kind of got them with their pants down.
credit great job moving offensive people success
He's like having another offensive lineman out there. Make that a great offensive lineman, if you look at it. He does a great job of moving people out of the way. You've got to give him a lot of credit for the success I've had.
asked beginning career college felt good guys hits last question
That's a blessing. I didn't take many hits in college and now my career is beginning really. I felt good out there today. And to all those guys who asked if I could last the whole game; I should ask you that question now. You got your question answered.
asked beginning career college felt good guys hits last question thats
Thats a blessing, ... I didnt take many hits in college and now my career is beginning really. I felt good out there today. And to all those guys who asked if I could last the whole game; I should ask you that question now. You got your question answered.
home north
That's for the home coming, ... That's for North Carolina.
guys headed road
You could say that. Some guys don't take the road I took. They don't have to. Some guys have been headed this way for a long time.
checked family half listened messages people text
A lot of my family and friends called, ... I probably had 28 text messages and 30 voicemails. I (didn't) know half the people but I checked them and listened to them.
wide
I thought it was going to come back to me. But Hines was wide open.