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Barnabo Defensive Award Winners


Parker High School opened in 1966-67. Don Barnabo was the first head football coach at Parker and coached from 1967 to 1981. Coach Barnabo is a member of the Wisconsin High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame. This award goes to the player with the top defensive point total.


Most Valuable Players


History of the Craig - Parker Football Series: 1967 - 2010



James A. Michener made reference to football in his book USA-The People and the Land. In describing autumn Michener wrote "And it is the time when young men don armor, divide up into teams of eleven, and do battle against each other on a grid marked field." He described football as a metaphor for the American spirit. "A microcosm of American endeavor: competition, favorites, underdogs, pushing toward a goal. Fierce community pride is involved..."


"Everybody Freeze!"

Joe Dye [above] is the head coach at Parker. He continually stresses the Parker philosophy of "Work Together ~ Stay Together." Parker has been in the playoffs 15 of the last 16 years and won or shared the Big - 8 Championship in 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 and 2006. Dye coaches the quarterbacks, outside linebackers and is offensive coordinator. Coach Dye was inducted into the Wisconsin Football coaches Hall of Fame March 24, 2007.


Coach Dick Schuh [right] is the defensive coordinator and coaches the defensive backs at Parker.

Mike Smrekar [above] is the inside linebackers and special teams coach

Coach Nolen Leach [above] is the defensive line coach. He also coaches the defense on the sophomore team.

Coach Mike Fuhrmann [above and below left] is the offensive line coach. The craft of being an offensive lineman at Parker has built pride in helping produce 1,000 yard runners.

Right: All-time Janesville career rushing leader Adam Vesterfelt [2009-2011, 5,353 yards] against Madison West [2011].

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The Don Barnabo Defensive Award: 1967 - 2011