Dave Parks David Wayne Parks ( born December 25 , 1941 in Muenster , Texas ) is a former American football wide receiver / End in the NFL . He was the first overall selection in the 1964 NFL Draft out of Texas Technological College ( now Texas Tech University ) . Parks was selected to three Pro Bowls , and was an All - Pro selection two times . In 2008 Parks was selected to be enshrined in the College Football Hall of Fame along with twelve other players and two coaches . Among the class of 2008 are such notables as Lou Holtz , Troy Aikman , Jay Novacek , and Thurman Thomas . Career . High School . Parks attended Abilene High School ( Abilene , Texas ) and played for head coach Wally Bullington . College . Parks played at the college level for the Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1961 - 1963 . While at Texas Tech , Parks set several school records and earned many accolades . During his junior season in 1962 , Parks was named an All - Southwest Conference selection . Following his final season in 1963 , Parks became the first player in Texas Tech history to be named an Associated Press All - America n , and also earned selections from The Sporting News , " Time Magazine " , " Boston Recorder - American " , Sports Extra , the American Football Coaches Association , and Football Weekly . Additionally , Parks received invitations to the East West Shrine Game , the Senior Bowl , and the Coaches All - America Game . Upon his graduation , Parks held the school records for career receptions ( 80 ) , single - season receptions ( 32 ) , single game receptions ( 8 vs . Kansas State in 1963 ) , and single game receiving yards ( 132 vs Kansas State in 1963 ) . His record for longest interception return of 98 yards that occurred during a 1962 game versus Colorado still remains a school record . Parks is one of only three Texas Tech players to have their jerseys retired along with E . J . Holub and Donny Anderson . He was named to the inaugural class of the Texas Tech Ring of Honor , which honors the players by engraving their names into a ring around Jones AT & T Stadium , and has been the only Red Raider selected as the 1st overall pick of the NFL Draft . Parks was voted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2008 , joining fellow Red Raiders Donny Anderson , Hub Bechtol , E . J . Holub , and Gabriel Rivera . Parks was also inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 2012 . NFL . Parks was drafted as the 1st overall selection of the 1964 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers . Six games into his rookie season , Parks set a franchise record for longest reception with an 83 yard catch , followed by the second longest catch in team history a week later with 80 yards - records which stood for 13 years . In 1965 , Parks lead the National Football League in receptions , receiving yards , and receiving touchdowns with 80 , 1 , 344 , and 12 respectively . For his performance , Parks was selected to the 1965 Pro Bowl and was named to the 1965 All - Pro Team . During the following year , Parks was once again selected to the 1966 All - Pro Team and would go on to attend the 1966 Pro Bowl and the 1967 Pro Bowl . Following the 1967 season , Parks utilized his option and left San Francisco for the New Orleans Saints where he spent 5 seasons before retiring at Houston in 1973 . He ended his career with 360 receptions , 5619 receiving yards , a 15 . 6 average , and 44 touchdowns . Personal life . Currently residing in Austin , Texas , and has served as the Associate Director of the Texas Ranger Law Enforcement Organization . Parks would go on to invent the ' Speedy Weedy ' , a lawn and garden tool .