Dave Parker's Hall of Fame plaque reads, "Superstar outfielder delivered on the confidence he brought to the ballpark."

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.

Powerful enough that long before Cincinnati legend Dave Parker, who died at the age of 74 Saturday, June 28, won his own long-awaited place in baseball’s Hall of Fame, he helped open the path for another Cincinnati-raised player to reach Cooperstown.