Kevin Parks

Kevin Parks (born 9 July 1935) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Kevin Parks
Personal information
Full name Kevin R. Parks
Date of birth (1935-07-09) 9 July 1935
Original team(s) Broadford[1]
Height 184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 76 kg (168 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1958–1959 Essendon 10 (0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Parks started out at Kilmore but was playing with Broadford when recruited by Essendon. A half back, he played eight games for Essendon in the 1958 VFL season and appeared twice the following year.[2]

He played for Kyneton from 1960 to 1966 and captain-coached a premiership team in the last of those years. In 1960 he won the league's best and fairest award.[3]

References

  1. Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-920910-78-5.
  2. "AFL Tables: Kevin Parks". afltables.com.
  3. "Parks, Kevin R". Essendon Football Club official website. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012.
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