His college career was interrupted by service in the United States Navy during World War II.
[1][2] Parry began his coaching career at Langley High School on Whidbey Island in 1949.
[4][1][5] Parry was hired as the head football coach at Central Washington University in March 1966.
[8] Parry left Central Washington for one year in 1983 to serve as an assistant coach of the Los Angeles Express of the United States Football League (USFL).
[6][7] After retiring from Central Washington, he returned to head coaching at Yakima Valley College in 1989.