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Less than a week after Richard “Dick” Allen was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame , his family members, elected officials, Mural Arts, the Philadelphia Phillies organization and fans gathered in South Philadelphia to dedicate a mural to the baseball legend.

“Oftentimes they told me that Dick was bigger than life,” said Willa Allen, Dick Allen’s widow, as she looked behind her at Allen’s portraits in the mural created by artist Ernel Martinez. “He’s bigger than life.”

Former Mayor Jim Kenney said retired Phillies player Garry Maddox first suggested that the city dedicate a mural to Allen, a seven-time All-Star who won National League Rookie of

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