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Crash: The Life and Times of Dick Allen (and other Dick Allen stuff).
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Dick Allen SI cover: The story behind the iconic 1972 photo - Sports Illustrated
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Bob Gibson, Cardinals legend, dead of cancer at 84
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Attention sportswriters: A home run is not a heroic act, by Jay Weiner
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A Tribute to Dick Allen, RIP Baseball History Comes Alive!
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New book examines life of Dick Allen, a 'complicated man in a complicated world
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Blitz Magazine by Full All-Out Blitz Magazine - Issuu
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Reckoning with Dick Allen (1942–2020)
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Dick Allen, one of baseball's most famed hitters of the 60s and 70s, dies at 78
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Dick Allen, one of baseball's most famed hitters of the 60s and 70s, dies at 78
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Dick Allen, iconic slugger and former AL MVP, dies at 78
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Everybody Loves Shamsky - BallNine
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Uncle Mike's Musings: A Yankees Blog and More: October 7, 1969: The Trade That Changed Everything
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Remembering Dick Allen and the sportswriter who helped me grow up, by Jay Weiner