This past Saturday, on a warm, sun-splashed afternoon, Southern Connecticut State University (SCSU) in New Haven celebrated its annual homecoming weekend, highlighted by its football team taking on Bentley University.

The 34-21 defeat didn’t dampen the festive atmosphere that permeated Jess Dow Field as the school honored one of its most prominent alumni. Pioneering journalist Rob Parker, SCSU Class of 1986, saw his name immortalized in a halftime ceremony unveiling the Rob Parker Press Box overlooking the gridiron.

“I still can’t wrap my head around it,” Parker said while mingling outside of the press box with numerous guests, which included members of his family, before a presentation on the stadium’s video board, featuring his taped reflections on his journey from a young high school

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