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Will Dick Allen finally make the Hall of Fame? Why those close to the late Phillies slugger keep pushing for his enshrinement

Months went by before Dick Allen would finally speak to his son.

One summer, about 10 years ago, as Allen prepared for a family reunion, Richard Allen Jr. headed to a speaking engagement that he knew would not please his father. While the rest of the Allen family gathered, Allen Jr. went elsewhere to a baseball event, grabbed a microphone and told an audience why Dick Allen belongs in the Hall of Fame.

When Allen found out why his son missed the reunion, he was not thrilled. It was a while before they talked again.

“He didn’t have too much to say to me,” Allen Jr.