Dick Allen's induction into the Hall of Fame is a victory

Dick Allen's family celebrates long-awaited night after HOF election
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Dick Allen and Dave Parker, Hall of Famers at long last: What we learned from their election
What took so long? That was the question that echoed through the night Sunday, along with so many powerful emotions.
Former Phillies star Dick Allen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Allen, who died in 2020, is bound for Cooperstown 47 years after he last played in a major-league game and will be inducted on July 27.
Dick Allen, Dave Parker elected to Hall of Fame by Classic Era Committee
Sluggers Dick Allen and Dave Parker earned election to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday in voting from the Classic Baseball Era Committee. The announcement was made from the Winter Meetings in Dallas.
Late Chicago White Sox legend Dick Allen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Former White Sox MVP and the late Dick Allen was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame on Sunday, being elected into the hall but the Classic Era Committee. Allen received 81 percent of the vote, with 75 percent needed, to earn enshrinement.
Dick Allen, Dave Parker elected to Baseball Hall of Fame by era committee
The Hall welcomed two dominant sluggers to its gallery on Sunday, with Allen and Parker gaining election through an era committee vote.
Dave Parker and Dick Allen elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame
Dave Parker and Dick Allen have been elected to baseball’s Hall of Fame by the classic era committee. Parker received 14 of 16 votes and Allen got 13.
Phillies great Dick Allen elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
Allen, a seven-time All-Star and the 1964 National League Rookie of the Year with the Phillies, will be posthumously inducted next year.
Mike Sielski: Dick Allen’s induction into the Hall of Fame is a victory for his greatest advocate and friend
He was home Sunday night, inside his rowhouse in Southwest Philadelphia, his phone on speaker and connected to a hotel room in north Texas, his television tuned to the MLB Network. He no longer had a catheter snaking through his insides to his bladder.
Visiting Dick Allen in the hospital made a 9-year-old realize that his hero was also human
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Though Long Overdue, Dick Allen and Dave Parker Fittingly Enter Hall of Fame Together
The two players endured racism and personal hardship during their time in baseball but were finally honored as legends by the ...
Jim Kaat on Dick Allen joining him in Hall of Fame: 'What a legendary player he was'
When Jim Kaat got his Hall of Fame call three years ago, it was incredible. The Zeeland native would go into the Hall of Fame ...
Dick Allen’s induction into the Hall of Fame is a victory for his greatest advocate and friend
Mark “Frog” Carfagno battled long and hard for Allen to be honored in Cooperstown. The former grounds crew member forged a ...
Column: Dizzying sports week includes Dick Allen’s journey, a CFP grievance and Melody Rogers on Abe Gibron
December, when the MLB winter meetings, college football and basketball, and the NFL, NBA and NHL are all in motion at the ...