Maxie Parks
Encyclopedia
Maxwell Lander Parks (born July 9, 1951) is a former American
athlete from Fresno, California
, winner of a gold medal in 4x400 m Men's relay
with Herman Frazier
, Benny Brown, and Fred Newhouse
at the 1976 Montreal
Olympic Games
. In the late 1970s he competed for the UCLA for several years. In 1977 he ran on the World Cup team, anchoring the 1,600m relay team to what appeared to be a runaway victory when he collapsed on the track with a severely pulled hamstring 150m from the finish. He never competed again.
Prior to UCLA he was a graduate of Washington Union High School
, then Fresno City College
and was elected into the California Community College Track and Field Hall of Fame
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
athlete from Fresno, California
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
, winner of a gold medal in 4x400 m Men's relay
Relay race
During a relay race, members of a team take turns running, orienteering, swimming, cross-country skiing, biathlon, or ice skating parts of a circuit or performing a certain action. Relay races take the form of professional races and amateur games...
with Herman Frazier
Herman Frazier
Herman Ronald Frazier was a 1976 Olympic Gold medalist in the men's 4x400 meter relay for the United States. He was also chef de mission of the 2004 U.S. Olympic team...
, Benny Brown, and Fred Newhouse
Fred Newhouse
he friggin coolFrederick Vaughn Newhouse was an American competitor at the 1976 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal in the men's 4x400 meter relay with Herman Frazier, Benny Brown, and Maxie Parks and silver in the 400 m. He finished second in the Olympic final with a time of 44.40. The final...
at the 1976 Montreal
1976 Summer Olympics
The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event celebrated in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in 1976. Montreal was awarded the rights to the 1976 Games on May 12, 1970, at the 69th IOC Session in Amsterdam, over the bids of Moscow and...
Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
. In the late 1970s he competed for the UCLA for several years. In 1977 he ran on the World Cup team, anchoring the 1,600m relay team to what appeared to be a runaway victory when he collapsed on the track with a severely pulled hamstring 150m from the finish. He never competed again.
Prior to UCLA he was a graduate of Washington Union High School
Washington Union High School
Washington Union High School is a high school in the rural community of Easton in Fresno County, California. It is one of the city's oldest public high schools, first accredited in 1965. It has a large and diverse population of students from the Fresno metropolitan area. Washington Union is one of...
, then Fresno City College
Fresno City College
Fresno City College is a community college in Fresno, California. Established in 1910, it was the first community college in California and the second in the nation...
and was elected into the California Community College Track and Field Hall of Fame