Dec. 16, 1999
WACO, Texas -
After 20 years of dedicated service to the Baylor
athletic department, Maxey Parrish has resigned to
take a position with Rivals.com, a sports-related
internet company that hosts some 400 websites.?
Parrish, who will continue to reside in Waco,
becomes director of university relations for the
Seattle-based company effective Jan. 2.
Parrish, a Waco native and 1978 Baylor graduate,
was Baylor's sports information director from
1982-1997, when he left that post to become
executive director of BaylorSportsNet.com, the
athletic department's web site.
"It was a difficult decision to leave Baylor,"
said Parrish, "but I've been given a wonderful
opportunity with Rivals.com.? This is the leading
sports-related internet website company in the
country and I'm thrilled to be a part of its
future."
After receiving his Journalism degree from Baylor
in 1978, Parrish spent two years as an assistant
SID at SMU and served a brief stint as SID at
Centenary before returning to Baylor in 1980 as
assistant SID.
Parrish has received numerous professional honors
and has won several publication awards from the
College Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA).? He has also worked on numerous CoSIDA
boards and served as the organization's president
in 1998-99.
Parrish has worked in media relations at such
events as the Olympics, the NCAA Final Four and
the Cotton Bowl.? He has also served on the board
of the Football Writers Association of America for
the past two years.
"Maxey Parrish will always be a part of the Baylor
family," said Athletic Director Tom Stanton.? "We
wish him only the best in his new endeavor."
"Maxey is a shining example of professionalism for
all of us in the college athletics," said Scott
Stricklin, Baylor's director of athletic media
relations.? "His accomplishments here will be a
constant reminder of how this job is to be done."
