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Monday, December 7, 2020

Dick Allen, 78, Dies; Baseball Slugger Withstood Bigotry

 Withstood is not the half of it . Had he been white, he would have been recognized as a great player. I once saw him hit a home run at Shea Stadium with one hand.

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