Professional Career
Parks was chosen in the third round by the Atlanta Hawks in the 1984 NBA Draft, the 58th player of 228 chosen in the draft. Wearing his trademark No. 22, Bobby played for the Hawks in the NBA preseason but was cut before the regular campaign started.
Parks began a career overseas in France in 1986 and in 1987, played in the Philippines where he would become a legend.
He made his PBA debut for San Miguel Beer in 1987 then saw action for Formula Shell up to 1998, finishing his 12-year career with nearly 9,000 points, over 3,000 rebounds and more than 1,000 assists in 220 games. In 1989, he averaged a whopping 52.6 points in 23 games with a high of 72. Parks won a PBA record of seven Best Import awards and led his team to five championships. In addition to his basketball, Parks has appeared in several Filipino movies.
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