Pirates great and World Series champion Dave Parker dies, team announces

One of the the greater part beloved figures in Pittsburgh Pirates history Dave Parker has died the MLB franchise substantiated Saturday He was Parker affectionately known as The Cobra was named to seven MLB All-Star teams He racked up more than hits and hit homers during his storied big league career He received National League MVP honors for his standout season CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMWhile he is best known for his tenure with the Pirates Parker also had stints with the Cincinnati Reds the Athletics Milwaukee Brewers and two other MLB clubs COWBOYS GREAT SUPER BOWL CHAMPION TOM RAFFERTY DEAD AT Parker died less than two months before he was scheduled to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown New York The Pirates honored Parker with a moment of silence before their home championship against the New York Mets Saturday Parker was a key piece of the Pirates' World Series-winning band He was also a member of the Athletics' World Series championship organization The Pirates honored their former star saying the news of Parker's death left the franchise heartbroken OutKick's Ricky Cobb host of The Ricky Cobb Show took to his Super s X feed to share his thoughts on the loss of Parker I m sad he won t be there physically to be enshrined in Cooperstown in less than a month But I m happy he passed secure at last in the knowledge he will forever reside among baseball s immortals Have your lighter handy St Peter because smoking one with the Cobra will be a privilege RIP the post concluded Parker went populace with his Parkinson's illness evaluation in Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter