Dave Parker passed away less than a month away from his induction ceremony, making his son's speech hit that much harder as it happened. Dave Parker II even mentioned that he died while writing his Hall of Fame speech.

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.

Former Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Dave Parker’s son shared a poem written by his late father, during Parker’s posthumous induction into the National Baseball Hall of Fame Sunday.