Arguably the most decorated player and coach in Detroit Lions history could be one of the next members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Ex-Lions fullback and eventual head coach Buddy Parker was named as one of nine semifinalists in the Coach category for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2026 on Wednesday.

Parker joins Bill Belichick, Tom Coughlin, Mike Holmgren, Chuck Knox, Dan Reeves, Marty Schottenheimer, George Seifert and Mike Shanahan as semifinalists.

In his playing days, Parker spent two seasons with the Lions as a fullback, helping to win the 1935 NFL championship before spending seven seasons with the Chicago Cardinals.

Parker quickly stepped into coaching, eventually landing a co-head coach job with the Cardinals. Two years later he would become head coach of the Li

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