Billy Parks, a Santa Monica College star who later played in the National Football League, died last week at 61.
Parks played quarterback at Culver City High in the mid-1960s but converted to receiver at SMC. He went on to become an All-American at Long Beach State and was the San Diego Chargers’ sixth round pick in 1970. He played five seasons in the NFL for three teams.
As a Chargers rookie he had 41 catches for 609 yards.
Parks died in Hawaii from an aggressive case of melanoma.
Since SMC won its conference in the 2003 football season the Corsairs have struggled. The team was winless until late last season when it won a couple of games to finish 2-8. However, veteran head […]
The basketball teams at St. Monica have winning records and are hopeful of gaining CIF playoff berths this season. The boys are 11-8, the girls are 13-8. Tony Depa’s boys team most recently lost a […]
Brentwood-Based Program Needs Help Delivering Meals During the Holidays Meals on Wheels West Los Angeles is urgently seeking additional volunteers to...
Read moreYIMBY Law Challenges Governor’s Order Allowing Cities to Restrict SB 9 Housing in High Fire Hazard Zones The housing advocacy...
Read more
