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Roberto was our brother': Dave Parker recalls first Pirates spring training after Clemente's death
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1979 ASG: Parker recovers, throws out Rice at third
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Tuesday Trivia: What former professional athlete once served on Cincinnati State's Board of Directors?
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September 01, 2023: Volume XCI, No. 17 by Kirkus Reviews - Issuu
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54 Oakland Athletics Dave Parker Photos & High Res Pictures - Getty Images
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Dave Parker fondly remembers his 'wide world' of ABC Sports, meeting Howard Cosell
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From NL MVP to 1985 Pittsburgh Drug Scandal's kingpin: The dark story of Dave Parker's struggle with addiction and exile from Cooperstown
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⚾️🎂On June 9, 1951 Dave Parker - Davenport Sports Network
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Tuesday Trivia: What former professional athlete once served on Cincinnati State's Board of Directors?