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Wes Parker is a former Major League Baseball (MLB) first baseman who played for the Los Angeles Dodgers from 1964 to 1972. In addition, Wes Parker also spent one season in Japan with the Nankai Hawks in 1974 and he is a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization as a representative of the Dodgers Legend Bureau as of 2009.
Early life
Maurice Wesley Parker III best known as Wes Parker was born on 13 November 1939, in Evanston, Illinois, the United States of America. As of now, he is 84 years old and he is a citizen of the United States. Moreover, he has a birth sign of Scorpio and belongs to Christianity by religion. He is the son of Mary Josyln (mother) and his father’s name is unknown. Talking about his siblings, he has an older sister whose name is Celia Parker and a younger brother named Lyn Parker.
Caption: Wes Parker posing for a photo (Source: Players Bio)
College career
Talking about his academic background, he attended Harvard Military Academy. There, he played intramural basketball, football, and track at Harvard. He also frequently played for Harvards’ baseball team and played as a quarterback and safety in college football. Moreover, he enrolled in Claremont Men’s College, where he was interested in pursuing a career in medicine. Later, he transferred to the University of Southern California where he graduated from USC with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in History.
