RIP Cobra

[clydepepper]

Originally Posted by Brent G.

Glad Dave Parker got the HOF recognition before he died. He was a bad ass in three different decades.

Last year I wanted to get a card signed by the Cobra and thought this Topps card caught the cool factor of the '70s.

While unfortunately light on details of his post-Pirates/Reds career, I definitely recommend his bio, "Cobra." The dude sure loved his teammates.

+1

I just wish they had let Luis Tiant, Jr. in too.

[roarfrom34]

I was fortunate to meet him at a banquet in January of 2009 & he signed a few items for me:

[mortimer brewster]

Defensively, he had no peers. Rest in Peace Hall of Famer!

[NiceDocter]

Even though I was ( and still am ) an Orioles fan….. nothing but great memories of Dave Parker and the 1979
Pirates. What a man! What a year! RIP Mr Parker

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by NiceDocter

Even though I was ( and still am ) an Orioles fan….. nothing but great memories of Dave Parker and the 1979
Pirates. What a man! What a year! RIP Mr Parker

One of the things I liked most in reading his bio was that after Dock Ellis took him to buy a nice suit as a rookie, he did the same for other rookies throughout his career. Of course none of them looked as fly as him and Dock.

[mr_luck07]

May he RIP