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Willie Everette Parker born (November 11, 1980 in Clinton, North Carolina) is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He has excellent speed and gained the nickname, "Fast Willie."

Willie Parker played for Clinton High School in North Carolina. In his junior year he led them to the state title, and in his senior year he ran for 1,801 yards, and led them to the playoffs.

He attended the University of North Carolina, where he was only lightly played (181 yards on 48 carries in his senior year) and was signed as an undrafted free agent with the Steelers in 2004, largely as a favour to the Rooney family. He spent the 2004 NFL season as a backup player behind Jerome Bettis, Duce Staley and Verron Haynes. Due to injuries to Bettis and Staley, he was named the Steelers' starter before the 2005 season.

In his second year, he earned the starting job after Bettis and Staley missed the first part of the season with injuries. He finished with 255 carries for 1202 yards and 4 touchdowns. He also finished the season with 218 yards receiving and one touchdown.

Parker scored a 75-yard touchdown in Super Bowl XL, the longest rushing play in Super Bowl history. Alan Faneca pulled and made the block that sprung him for the TD. Parker finished the game as the Steelers leading rusher with 93 yards and a touchdown on just 9 carries.

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