Kevin Parks
Australian rules footballer
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Kevin Robert 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 Robert Parks | ||
| Born | 9 July 1935 | ||
| Original teams | Kilmore, 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) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1959. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
Parks started out at Kilmore but was playing with Broadford, where he was runner up in the 1956 Waranga North East Football Association best and fairest award[2] when recruited by Essendon.
A half back, Parks played six games for Essendon Reserves in 1956 and also won Broadford's best and fairest award.[3]
He played eight games for Essendon in the 1958 VFL season and appeared twice the following year.[4]
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 Bendigo Football League's best and fairest award.[5]