Freddie Parish IV

	Class: Senior
	Hometown: Redondo Beach, CA
	High School: Long Beach Poly

	Height / Weight: 6-0 / 200
	Position: Safety
	Birthdate: 05/29/1984

CAREER: Talented defensive back who has a chance to start at safety this season ... stands to play a significant role in the Irish secondary as either a starting safety or nickelback this fall ... has played both safety and cornerback during his Irish career ... excellent all-around athlete who continues to make strides.

2004 (SOPHOMORE): Played in all 12 games, starting once (USC) ... first career start came at cornerback against USC ... made 18 tackles (10 solos) for the season ... assisted on a tackle at BYU ... made one solo tackle at Michigan State ... tied for the team lead with seven tackles (four solos) against Washington ... made two solo tackles against Navy ... made one tackles against Boston College ... had an assist at Tennessee ... made two solo tackles against Pittsburgh ... recorded three tackles at USC ... made 186 special team appearances and logged 26:27 in playing time.

2003 (FRESHMAN): Appeared in 10 games, mostly on special teams ... played at safety in four games (Washington State, Michigan, Michigan State and Stanford) ... made six tackles (four solos) ... was the primary backup to Quentin Burrell at free safety ... one of six freshmen to see significant action ... played on defense versus Washington State and assisted on one tackle ... recorded his first career solo tackle at safety versus Michigan ... made one solo stop against Michigan State ... did not play against Purdue and saw action only on special teams against Pittsburgh and USC ... played on special teams and in the secondary against Stanford, posting three tackles (two solos) ... saw his most playing time of the season against Stanford (9:47) ... played 27:16 overall and made 101 special teams appearances.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: Long Beach (Calif.) Poly High School ... member of the Long Beach Press Telegram's Dream Team ... a SuperPrep and PrepStar All-American ... ranked 72nd nationally on list of Hot 100 prospects by The Sporting News ... a StudentSports.com Hot 100 selection ... ranked 93rd on TheInsiders.com Top 100 ... was No. 1 safety in the West by PacWest Football.com ... rated No. 12 nationally among defensive backs by CBS SportsLine.com ... made 71 solo tackles, three interceptions, caused four fumbles, recovered four fumbles and had two sacks as a senior free safety in 2002, when he helped his team post an 11-2 record ... attended Redondo Union High as freshman, then South High in Torrance as a sophomore ... was his team's most valuable player at each of his three high schools ... started at tailback as a sophomore and earned all-California Interscholastic Federation honors at cornerback ... played in the Cali-Florida, the Shrine and the 605 all-star games ... his father Fred Parish Sr., was a wide receiver at UCLA ... three-time national Tae Kwan Do champion and seven-time state champion ... named in 1995 to Sports Illustrated's Who's Hot list ... full name is Freddie Leon Parish IV ... born May 29, 1984 in Long Beach, Calif. ... one of three children ... enrolled in the College of Arts and Letters with a major in sociology and computer applications.