Today's Tidbit... Allen Parr, Man From Mars

1942 Kentucky yearbook

Louisville-native Allen Parr played for Kentucky from 1939 to 1942, starting at end as a sophomore, junior, and senior. Like other athletes who wore glasses at the time, Parr had two options if he wanted to see the field. One was to wear one of the relatively new bird-cage face masks that covered the top half of the face and protected the player’s glasses.