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Rich Parks

American basketball player

Richard E. Parks (October 28, 1943, August 19, 1978) was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the Saint Louis Billikens.

A 6'7" forward, Parks played college basketball at Saint Louis University.

Parks was drafted by the Cincinnati Royals in the fifth round (47th pick overall) of the 1966 NBA draft.

Parks played on the 1967-68 Pittsburgh Pipers team that won the 1968 ABA Championship.

Parks was shot and killed at a bar in St. Louis on August 19, 1978, at age 34.

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