Limbo Parks facts for kids
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| Position: | Offensive guard |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | March 21, 1965 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight: | 265 lb (120 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Raytown (MO) |
| College: | Arkansas |
| Undrafted: | 1987 |
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Lemuel Tyrone "Limbo" Parks was born on March 21, 1965. He is a former American football player. Limbo played as an offensive guard for the San Francisco 49ers. This team is part of the National Football League (NFL). Before joining the NFL, he played college football for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
Early Life and High School
Limbo Parks was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He grew up there and went to Raytown South High School. This school is located in Raytown, Missouri.
College Football Journey
Limbo Parks started his college football career at Coffeyville Community College. While playing there, he helped his team, the Red Ravens, win a big title. They became the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Champions in 1983.
The next year, in 1984, Limbo was recognized as a top player. He was named an NJCAA Football All-American. This means he was one of the best junior college players in the country.
In 1985, Limbo moved to a bigger university. He transferred to the University of Arkansas. He continued to play well there. In 1986, he earned All-SWC honors. This showed he was one of the best players in that college conference.
Playing in the NFL
By the start of the 1987 NFL season, Limbo Parks was working as a delivery driver for Pizza Hut. At that time, many NFL players decided to stop playing for a short period. This was after the second game of the season.
Because of this, many new players, called "replacement players," joined NFL teams. Limbo Parks became one of these players. He joined the San Francisco 49ers.
He played in three games for the 49ers. These games were against the New York Giants, the Atlanta Falcons, and the St. Louis Cardinals. The 49ers won all three of these games. Limbo played until the regular players returned for the sixth game of the season.
