Some stories are curveballs; they come out of nowhere and stick with you. The narrative belonging to MLB’s great Dave “The Cobra” Parker was just like that, with achievements so significant you gotta notice them. AS if being a two-time batting champion, the 1978 NL MVP, and a seven-time All-Star wasn’t enough, Parker also bagged the title of World Series champion, a force for 19 seasons. He hit .290 with 339 home runs and 1,493 runs batted in.
Sadly, Parker died on June 28, 2025, only 29 days before he would be inducted into the Hall of Fame after a remarkable 19-year career. His son, Parker II, will take the stage in Cooperstown on July 27, 2025, reading out the speech on his father’s glorious career. Well, we know his father, but the story regarding his mother, Stella Miller, is still unknown to many.
Is Stella Miller Parker Dave Parker II’s biological mother?
Dave Parker’s common-law wife throughout the 1970s and early 1980s was Stella Miller Parker. The timeframe of their relationship matches up with when Dave Parker II would have been born. Stella filed for divorce in 1980, saying that their common-law marriage started in April 1974.
This time range means that Dave Parker II was born when they were together. Based on this information, baseball historians think that Stella is most likely the mother. But neither the Parker family nor Stella has ever officially said that this is true.
Even after years of guesswork, no official declaration has named Parker II’s biological mother. The family has kept this topic private. There is circumstantial evidence that leads to Stella, but the question is still officially unsolved.
Did Dave Parker have Dave Parker II before marrying Kellye Crockett Parker?
Dave Parker married Kellye Crockett on February 14, 1984, and they stayed together for more than 35 years. They had three kids together, but Dave II isn’t one of them. This makes things somewhat clear that Dave Parker II was born before they got married.
From left to right: Dave Parker II, Danielle Parker, Dorian Parker, Kellye Parker, and Dave Parker. Family photo
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Sources consistently say that Parker II was born in the late 1970s or early 1980s, along with his siblings from his parents’ previous relationship with Stella Miller Parker. That fits with public records that say Parker’s oldest three kids were born during the early part of his life, which was decades before he married Kellye in 1984.
This birth order fits the story perfectly: Parker II was born before Kellye entered his life, but the mother’s identity is still unclear to the public, even though the timeline seems to be clear.
Has the identity of Dave Parker II’s mother ever been officially revealed?
Even though people are more interested in Dave Parker II’s mother now that Parker has died just weeks before his induction, no statement, biography, or report has ever named her. In media and family trees, the three oldest children are typically linked to Stella, although that line doesn’t go all the way to confirmation.
The lack of a formal name implies that the question remains unanswered in the public eye. Dave Parker II will give his father’s speech, which is a touching way to honor his father’s memory. However, that same limelight shows how little we know about his mother in public.
Yes, the circumstantial evidence strongly suggests that Stella Miller Parker is the mother, and he was born before Kellye Crockett. But no, there has never been an official announcement.
Amid all this, his son, Dave Parker II, is grateful for addressing his father’s achievements in Cooperstown. He said, “I’m still humbled, to this day, about things that my dad did.”
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