Paul Barbour "Shorty" Parker (July 9, 1898 – March 12, 1960)[1] was an American football and basketball coach.

He served as the head football coach at Ball Teachers College, Eastern Division, Indiana State Normal School—renamed Ball State Teachers College in 1929 and now known as Ball State University—from 1928 to 1929, compiling a record of 3–9–2.

Parker was also the head basketball coach at Ball State from 1925 to 1930, tallying a mark of 55–34.

Parker served as a non-commissioned officer in the United States Army during World War I, before attending Indiana University.

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