Clarence 'Ace' Parker dies at 101

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    Clarence "Ace" Parker, the oldest member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, has died. He was 101.

    Parker died Wednesday, according to Bryan Johnson of B.W. Foster Funeral Home in Portsmouth.

    A Portsmouth native, Parker played football, basketball and baseball at Duke, then was a first-round draft choice of the National Football League's Brooklyn Dodgers in 1937. Instead of pursuing a career on the gridiron, Parker opted to play baseball for Connie Mack and the Philadelphia Athletics.

    In his first at-bat, the shortstop hit a home run at Fenway Park, becoming the third player in major league history to homer in his first at-bat.

    He later traded baseball for football, starring for the Dodgers from 1937-41, and winning the most valuable player award in 1940.

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