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High School Honors: Outstanding two-way player at North Allegheny High School near Pittsburgh under head coach Jim Rankin...attended the same high school of Blue Hen junior tight end Rick Lavelle...had 53 tackles and 12 sacks as a senior during the 2001 season and was named first team All-State among big schools by the Associated Press...was a Pittsburgh Tribune Terrific 25 selection and was named the AAAA Defensive Player of the Year by the Pennsylvania Football News Magazine...played in Big 33 All-Star game...three-year starter and three-time Pittsburgh Quad North All-Star...four-year varsity wrestler...was ranked No. 1 in Western Pennsylvania and No. 2 in the state as a senior when he captured the state title at 275 lbs....was AAA Southwest Region champion as a junior when he placed third at the state meet...posted a career record of 116-23...honor roll student. At Delaware: 2003: Talented defensive line prospect...expected to battle with junior Brian Jennings to take over defensive tackle spot vacated by All-Atlantic 10 selection and New York Jets signee Joe Minucci...combines good strength and quickness to handle the interior line duties...posted two tackles in spring game to cap an outstanding session in which he was named the Blue Hen Touchdown Club Most Improved Defensive Player...Verizon/CoSIDA Academic All-American candidate...had second best vertical jump (33 inches) and second best clean lift (315 lbs.) among UD defensive linemen in spring testing...2002: One of only three true freshmen to see action for the Hens along with deep snapper Brett Wharton and cornerback Roger Brown...was projected as an offensive lineman but moved into defensive end spot prior to the season...appeared in five games in a reserve role...saw action vs. Georgia Southern, The Citadel, West Chester, Northeastern, and Villanova...had one tackle each vs. Georgia Southern (in collegiate debut) and vs. West Chester. Personal: Thomas William "Tom" Parks...born April 8, 1984...son of William and Patricia Parks...father is a special agent with the FBI...mother is a speech therapist...third of four sons...father played college football at Kent State and Indiana (PA)...brother, Luke, played four years of football at the University of Dayton and brother, Jon, played rugby at Dayton...honor student as an engineering major at Delaware...has second highest cumulative grade point index among all team members...enjoys fishing in his spare time...has been active in DARE (youth anti-drug program) and Jubilee Kitchen (feeding homeless).
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