Dave Parker Has Passed Away

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

Dave Parker, who was nicknamed "The Cobra" by the Pirates broadcasters, died this weekend at 74 years old. He was a great hitter, but I'll always remember this play during the 1979 AS game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PH6XJypKno

I was a 9 year old kid in 79, living north of Seattle. That All Star game was a BIG DEAL...I'll never forget watching with two awesome memories. Our home town hero Bruce Bochty made it as an AS and actually got a hit....and Dave Parkers throw. He was quickly announced as a GOD to me and my buddies. I'll never forget it. I also remember the "we are family" Pirates of 79...first WS that I watched every game with my Dad. What a cast of characters, I tried to through like Kent Tekulve my entire youth...haha.

RIP...appreciate the memories.