14 Facts About Dave Parks

David Wayne Parks was an American football wide receiver and tight end in the National Football League.

Dave Parks was the first overall selection in the 1964 NFL Draft out of Texas Technological College.

Dave Parks was selected to three Pro Bowls, and was an All-Pro selection two times.

In 2008 Dave Parks was selected to be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame.

Dave Parks attended Abilene High School and played for head coach Chuck Moser.

Additionally, Dave Parks received invitations to the East West Shrine Game, the Senior Bowl, and the Coaches All-America Game.

Dave Parks was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2012.

Dave Parks was the first overall selection of the 1964 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers.

Dave Parks was one of only three people to be drafted No 1 as a wide receiver, alongside Irving Fryar in 1984 and Keyshawn Johnson in 1996.

Six games into his rookie season, Dave Parks set a franchise record for longest reception with an 83-yard catch, followed by the team's second longest reception, an 80-yarder, a week later.

In 1965, Dave Parks, achieved the receiving triple crown, leading the National Football League in receptions with 80, receiving yards with 1,344, and receiving touchdowns with 12.

Dave Parks was named to the 1966 All-Pro Team and went on to attend the 1966 Pro Bowl and the 1967 Pro Bowl.

Dave Parks ended his career with 360 receptions, 5,619 receiving yards, a 15.6 average, and 44 touchdowns.

Dave Parks lived in Austin, Texas, and served as the associate director of the Texas Ranger Law Enforcement Organization.