1972 Library & AV Aides Left to Right, Row 1: Tim Hudson, Nancy Black, Brenda McKibben, Angie Macken, Dennis Bennett. Row 2: Steve Mirer, Stephanie Rhoades, Lisa Walker, Janet Young, Kim King, Melodie Miller, Jeff Mixell. Row 3: Wes Martzell, Tom McCall, Kim Kirkaldy, Jeanine Aul, Jay Green, Janet McKee, Vicki Partner. Row 4: Mrs. Loveless, Chris Abernathy, Susan Moenkhaus, Jerry Gale, Steve Fink, Jerry Bonnet, Julie Musick, Lisa Green, Mrs. Ayres
Bruce Parkinson lead the Yorktown team to its first ever sectional championship in 1972 and won against New Castle in the regional. As the team captain, he received a gold medal at the Pan-Am Games in basketball in 1975.
Parkinson was a four-year starter for Purdue University and an All-Big Ten point guard. He holds Purdue’s all time record of assists over 40 years after his last game with a career record of 690 assists.
He is the son of Jack Parkinson. Parkinson was inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2004. He was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1976 and the Washington Bullets in 1977. He did not actively play in the NBA.
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