Oklahoma State University Athletics
Anthony Parks
August 02, 2007 | Cowboy Football
Junior College: Parks transferred to Oklahoma State from Butler Country Community College and went through spring drills with the Cowboys. At Butler County last season, Parks had 28 receptions for 820 yards and scored eight touchdowns. He averaged 29.3 yards per reception and had 32 punt returns for 490 yards, an average of 14.8 yards per return. For his Butler County career, he had 71 receptions. He was named first-team All-Jayhawk Conference as both a receiver and return specialist. Parks also excelled in the classroom as he was named an Academic All-American as a sophomore at Butler County.
High School: Parks was regarded as one of the top receivers in the country coming out of Olathe East High School. As a junior, he was first-team all-metro and first-team All-State. He followed with an even better senior season and was again named All-State as both a wide receiver and a kick returner. He played in the Missouri-Kansas All-Star Game and in the Kansas Shrine Bowl. He was also named all-conference in basketball as a high school senior.
Personal: Born Oct. 12, 1985, Anthony is the son of Gerald and Mary Parks. He has two younger brothers, Adam and Alex. Anthony is majoring in criminal justice at Oklahoma State and hopes to become an FBI agent someday. His favorite hobbies are basketball and video games.
