PHOTOS: Pittsburgh Pirates legend Dave Parker through the years

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Dave Parker Pittsburgh Pirates Dave Parker (39) kicks the ball out of the glove of Baltimore Orioles Mark Belanger, as Parker steals second base during game 1 of the World Series against the Orioles, Oct. 10, 1979, in Baltimore Md. Parker was safe on the steal, and Belanger was charged for an error for dropping the ball. The Orioles won the opener, 5-4. (AP Photo/William A. Smith) (William A. Smith/AP)

Dave Parker National League's Dave Parker (39) of the Pittsburgh Pirates look up at umpire Bill Kunkel as he slides safely into home in first inning of All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium Tuesday night, July 20, 1977 in New York. Parker scored on double by Cincinnati Reds' George Foster. The catcher is American League's Carlton Fisk of the Boston Red Sox. Pitcher Jim Palmer of the Baltimore Orioles looks on. NL won, 7-5. (AP Photo) (Anonymous/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Dave Parker Chuck Tanner, manager of the 1979 world champion Pittsburgh Pirates, draws a laugh from players of that team, Dave Parker, right, Steve Nicosia, center, and Omar Moreno, left, as he plays with the championship trophy during a ceremony honoring the 20th anniversary on Saturday, May 29, 1999, in Pittsburgh. The 1999 Pirates team wore replica '79 black and gold uniforms against the Houston Astros after the ceremony. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) (KEITH SRAKOCIC/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Dave Parker FILE - In this Oct. 16, 1979, file photo, Pittsburgh Pirates Dave Parker smashes ball that took a bad hop in front of Baltimore Orioles' Rich Dauer and sailed into right field scoring Omar Moreno and the Bucs first run in the seventh inning of Game 6 in baseball's World Series in Baltimore. Parker might have been baseball's best player in the late 1970s. Once on the fast track to Cooperstown, his career was derailed by a cocaine scandal. Now that one-time rival Jim Rice is in the Hall of Fame, Parker thinks it may hasten his own induction. (AP Photo/File) (Anonymous/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Dave Parker FILE - In this July 17, 1979, file photo, National League's Dave Parker of the Pittsburgh Pirates holds the trophy after winning the MVP award in baseball's All Star Game in Seattle. Parker might have been baseball's best player in the late 1970s. Once on the fast track to Cooperstown, his career was derailed by a cocaine scandal. Now that one-time rival Jim Rice is in the Hall of Fame, Parker thinks it may hasten his own induction. (AP Photo/File) (Anonymous/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Dave Parker Member of the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates World Championship team Dave Parker, left, is greeted at the top of the dugout steps by 1979 teammate, pitcher Grant Jackson (23) right, before a pre-game ceremony honoring the team before a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Philadelphia Phillies in Pittsburgh, Saturday, July 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

Dave Parker Former Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Dave Parker, sits at left, as former pitcher Steve Blass, center, talks with the wife and family of the late Willie Stargell during a ceremony for the first team Hall of Fame class before a baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022, in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic) (Keith Srakocic/AP)

Dave Parker Pittsburgh Pirates right fielder Dave Parker, right, listens to his manager Chuck Tanner during a press conference Jan. 26, 1979 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh. Parker signed a five-year contract with the Pirates Friday. Parker was voted the leagues Most Valuable Player in 1978. Tanner said that Parker is the foundation the team hopes to build on. (AP Photo/Greenawalt) (Greenawalt/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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