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| Position: | Wide receiver Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | December 25, 1941 Muenster, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | August 8, 2019 (aged 77) Austin, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Abilene (Abilene, Texas) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas Tech | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1964 / round: 1 / pick: 1 | ||||||||
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David Wayne Parks (December 25, 1941 – August 8, 2019)[1] was an American professional football wide receiver and tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was the first overall selection in the 1964 NFL draft out of Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University). Parks was selected to three Pro Bowls, and was an All-Pro selection two times. In 1965 he captured the "triple crown" of receiving, leading the NFL in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns. In 2008 Parks was selected to be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.
- ^ "Dave Parks -Member Biography". National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame. Retrieved February 1, 2014.