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Phillies great Dick Allen voted into Hall of Fame

Late Phillies great Dick Allen, after years of waiting from his family, teammates and supporters, will finally be a Hall of Famer.

Allen was one of two players elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Classic Baseball Era Committee, the Hall of Fame announced Sunday night. In his third chance on a Veterans Committee ballot since 2014, Allen finally reached enshrinement.

“I am overjoyed that the Classic Baseball Era Committee has recognized that Dick is worthy of being immortalized in the Baseball Hall of Fame,” Phillies owner John Middleton said in a statement. “It has been a long time coming.