Tony Parrish

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tony Parrish
Occupation	American Football Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 23, 1975(1975-11-23)
Age	49
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	Los Angeles
Horoscope	Capricorn

Tony Parrish Biography

Tony Parrish is one of the most popular and richest American Football Player who was born on November 23, 1975 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles, United States. As a senior, Parrish was named a team captain and led the huskies to an 8-4 record; he was also second-team All-Pac-10 and a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. He recorded 81 tackles, six interceptions (team-leading), four passes defended, two forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and two touchdowns. In the Aloha Bowl that year, the Huskies beat Michigan State 51-23, a game that included Parrish returning an interception 56 yards for a touchdown. While Parrish played for the University of Washington, the Huskies recorded a 31-15 overall record, along with a 22-9-1 record in the Pacific-10 Conference. From 1994-1997, Parrish played in 46 of the 47 games he was eligible to play in during his career at the University of Washington.

His rookie year, Parrish was named to the Pro Football Weekly 1998 All-Rookie team. Following his rookie year, Parrish was also voted by his teammates as the recipient of the Brian Piccolo Award as a testament to his character.

In 1999, the Chicago Bears moved Parrish from free safety to strong safety where he started all 16 games. He improved during his second year in the NFL, recording a career-high 124 tackles, which was second on the team. In week 11 of the 2000 NFL season, Parrish returned an interception for a touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second quarter, which eventually secured a win for the Bears with a final score of 13-10. In 2000 and 2001, he had three interceptions each year, starting every game each year at strong safety. In 2001, Tony’s last year with the Bears, he paired with Mike Brown (free safety) to be one of the leading safety duos in the NFL. In 2001, he helped lead the bears’ defense in giving up the fewest points in the NFL. The Bears finished as Champions of the NFC Central with a 13-3 regular season record.

Parrish has the seventh most interceptions of all time for the 49ers (22), the fourth most interception return yards in 49ers history (504), and also has the second most interceptions recorded in a single season in 49ers history with nine. Parrish now has some of his memorabilia from his time with the 49ers on display at Levi’s Stadium, and is listed on the San Francisco 49ers All-2000s team for his contributions to the team from 2002 to 2006.

Parrish attended the University of Washington, where he played for the Washington Huskies football team from 1993 to 1997 in the Pacific-10 Conference and majored in psychology. He redshirted as a true freshman, and then went on to record 21 tackles and two interceptions during his first year of playing. As a sophomore and freshman, Parrish started a combined eight games at strong safety. He then went on to start every game as a junior at free safety. Parrish was named first-team All-PAC-10, recording 71 tackles, along with two forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries, eight passes defended, and two interceptions.

Tony Parrish Net Worth

Tony Parrish is one of the richest American Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tony Parrish 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Anthony W. Parrish (born November 23, 1975) is a former American football safety that played nine seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft with the 35th overall pick. He played college football at the University of Washington. He was an Associated Press All-Pro in 2003, and is listed on the 49ers’ All-2000s team. Parrish was also a member of the San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys, and Las Vegas Locomotives.

While with the Bears, Parrish was best known for providing solid run support and for his big hits on receivers over the middle of the field. Parrish recorded four 14-tackle games with the Bears and was the first Bear since Mike Singletary (1980) to record 100 tackles in each of his first three seasons. Parrish was voted by Chicago Bears fans as the 95th best player in Bears history in 2014.

Parrish was selected by the Chicago Bears with the fifth pick of the second round (35th overall) in the 1998 NFL Draft. Parrish started week one at free safety against the Jacksonville Jaguars and recorded a team-leading 14 tackles, three forced fumbles, and a recovered fumble. Parrish went on to start every game his rookie year, tallying 111 tackles, a sack, an interception and five forced fumbles.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Tony returned to the 49ers before the start of the 2006 season in a starting role, but was released after their ninth game on December 5. Prior to his injury, Parrish started 57 straight games for the 49ers at safety and had started 121 straight games in his NFL career, the longest starting streak at the time since Herman Edwards (135).

Facts & Trivia

Tony Ranked on the list of most popular American Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tony Parrish celebrates birthday on November 23 of every year.

On October 10, 2009, Parrish was named a Husky Legend, a prestigious group that recognizes significant contributions to the husky football program.