William Parks (sailor) explained

Bill Parks
Fullname:William Wilson "Bill" Parks
Birth Date:11 December 1921
Birth Place:Oak Park, Illinois, USA
Death Place:Glenview, Illinois
Club:Chicago Yacht Club
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William W. Parks (1921–2008) was an American competitive sailor and Olympic medalist.

He and Robert Halperin won a bronze medal for the United States in the Star class (mixed two-person keelboat) at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Their yacht was the Shrew II.[6]

Parks was born in Oak Park, Illinois on December 11, 1921. He died in Glenview, Illinois on December 10, 2008.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bill Parks . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418092449/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/pa/bill-parks-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . Sports-reference.com . March 5, 2011 .
  2. Web site: Bob Halperin . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418113614/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ha/bob-halperin-1.html . dead . April 18, 2020 . Sports-reference.com . March 5, 2011 .
  3. Web site: Olympic Games . Jewish Virtual Library . July 11, 2011.
  4. Book: Encyclopedia of Jews in Sports . registration . robert sherman halperin. . Bloch Pub. Co. . 1965 . Bernard Postal . Jesse Silver . Roy Silver . July 12, 2011.
  5. Web site: ISAF: Olympic Games: Past Editions: 1960 Rome Olympic Sailing Competition . Sailing.org . March 16, 2010 . July 12, 2011.
  6. Web site: Halperin, Robert "Buck" . Jews in Sports . January 26, 1908 . July 12, 2011.

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