This is a portrait of Springfield College wrestling coach Douglas E. Parker Jr. In the photograph, Coach Parker appears kneeling and smiling, wearing the pride’s (Springfield College’s sports team's name) jacket.As a coach at Springfield College from 1951 to 1990, Douglas E. Parker compiled a career record of 518-169-11. This total includes his stint as Freshman and Junior Varsity head coach from 1951 to 1955. From 1955 to 1990 he served as Varsity Head Coach with a record of 485-159-11. In his thirty-five years as head coach at Springfield College, he never had a losing season and was named New England “Coach of the Year” three times. Parker won twenty-one New England titles in his twenty-three years in the league and produced twenty-fou...