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The Hall of Fame kept Dick Allen waiting. He ran out of time. – Hartford Courant
Baseball star Richie Dick Allen forced Philadelphians to address the racism that existed in their city during the 1960s. While his candid opinions
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Dick Allen, The Life and Times of a Baseball Immortal: An Illustrated Biography
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Baseball slugger Richard 'Dick' Allen dies at 78, Richmond Free Press
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Dick Allen was one of baseball's coolest players
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Fearsome Phillies slugger Dick Allen dead at 78 - The Boston Globe
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As the Phillies retire Dick Allen's number, he's still waiting on the Hall of Fame
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Scott Rolen's in the Hall of Fame, Dick Allen's not, and I have questions for gatekeepers of baseball's shrine
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Phillies great Dick Allen dies three months after his No. 15 was retired – NBC Sports Philadelphia
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New book examines life of Dick Allen, a 'complicated man in a complicated world