#12: Cherokee Parks
Say what you want about Cherokee Parks. Complain all day long about his career average of 4.4 points per game. Whine about how the former 12th overall pick and Duke star started a total of 151 games in 8 NBA seasons. Was he a disappointment? Certainly. But at the end of the day, is his name still Cherokee Parks? You bet your bottom dollar it is.
I cannot find any recent information on Cherokee’s whereabouts, unless he’s turned into Cherokee Park. If this is the case, Cherokee now spends his days as an urban park in Louisville, Kentucky. Keep firing, Cherokee Park(s)!