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Dave Parker lives with Parkinson's disease as another Hall of Fame Class heads to Cooperstown without him
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1982 Topps Blog: Card #40: Dave Parker
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Catching Up with Cincinnati Reds Legend Dave Parker — Cincinnati People
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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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Roberto was our brother': Dave Parker recalls first Pirates spring training after Clemente's death
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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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When MLB icon Dave Parker revealed the infamous drug supplier for Pittsburgh Pirates who precipitated their cocaine culture of '80s