In Dick Allen’s small western Pennsylvania hometown, the noise around him receded.
Rob Wilson, a friend of Dick Allen's, visits the former Phillie's grave at Clinton Cemetery in New Beaver, Pa., on Dec. 14. After Allen was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, a friend placed a baseball marked with the letters “HOF” at his grave.At Clinton Cemetery in western Pennsylvania, the tombstone that belongs to Dick Allen is simple. There is no mention of Allen’s accolades from his 15-year major league career, only the date he was born.
But on a cold December day, Don Mancini, who met Allen in 2014, took out a baseball with three letters scribbled on the front — “H. O. F.” — and four numbers on the side — “2-0-2-5.” He put it in a plastic case, and placed it in front of his friend’s name.Allen was born in Chewton, Pa., a small community about three miles from the cemetery, but spent much of his childhood in Wampum, a borough across the Beaver River. In Wampum, there isn’t a “Dick Allen Way” or a “Dick Allen Park.
He had never played baseball for fame. He did it to give his mother the house she’d always dreamed of, and his children a better life. But he couldn’t provide for his family without becoming something he’d never wanted to be: a star. And in 1960s America, at the height of the Civil Rights movement, his stardom came with a price. ButWith $36 million left on his contract, Taijuan Walker was untradable this winter following a season that was historically bad. That isn’t hyperbole. He posted a 7.
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