Kevin Parks

Kevin Parks is an American former college football running back who played for the Virginia Cavaliers. He also played professionally for the Cologne Crocodiles of the German Football League.

Early life Parks played high school football at West Rowan High School in Mount Ulla, North Carolina. He rushed for 1,721 yards and 23 touchdowns in 2006, 2,536 yards and 33 touchdowns in 2007, over 2,800 yards and 43 touchdowns in 2008, and 3,794 yards and 59 touchdowns in 2009.

College career Parks played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers from 2011 to 2014.

He played in 12 games his redshirt freshman year in 2011, rushing 152 times for 709 yards and nine touchdowns.

He finished his college career fifth all-time in school history with 3,219 rushing yards, and fourth in school history with 29 rushing touchdowns. The Salisbury Post speculated that this was due to his poor 40-yard dash time of 4.7 seconds and his small frame (5' 6" without shoes).

Personal life Parks retired after the 2017 season and started working as a youth football trainer and coach.

Parks's father was a defensive tackle at Catawba College.