Opinion: Dave Parker was always giving. Whether he was telling stories, cracking jokes, or lifting others up, he did it all with a full heart.

Opinion: Dave Parker was always giving. Whether he was telling stories, cracking jokes, or lifting others up, he did it all with a full heart.

Dave Parker died at the age of 74 after a long battle with Parkinson's, weeks before being inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Cincinnati-raised Dave Parker, who was elected to the baseball Hall of Fame in December, died Saturday at 74.

Dave Parker died a month before his Hall of Fame induction, but his son read a poem from his dad at Sunday's ceremony in Cooperstown.

Dave Parker, a hard-hitting outfielder who was set to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame next month, has died, the Pittsburgh Pirates announced Saturday. He was 74.

Dave Parker's son shares memories of his father Pirates' legend Dave Parker passed away less than a month away from his induction ceremony, making his son's speech hit that much harder as it happened.

PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates lost one of their greatest players in franchise history in Dave Parker. The Pirates announced that Parker died on June 28 due to complications with Parkinson ...

Cincinnati native Dave Parker played from 1984 until 1987 for the Reds.

Dave Parker of the 1979 world champion Pittsburgh Pirates before a game between the Pirates and the Baltimore Orioles at PNC Park May 21, 2014, in Pittsburgh. (Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) ...

Dave Parker passed away less than a month away from his induction ceremony, making his son's speech hit that much harder as it happened. Dave Parker II even mentioned that he died while writing ...