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Mural Honoring Phillies Great Dick Allen To Be Unveiled In South Philadelphia
The mural, designed by artist Ernel Martinez, will be located at 2221 South Broad Street, about a mile and a half from Citizens Bank Park.
December 6, 2023
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- One of the greatest characters in Philadelphia sports history will soon count himself among the hundreds of notable figures celebrated through murals around the city.
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On Thursday, Dec. 7 at 11 a.m., Mural Arts Philadelphia, city officials and the Philadelphia Phillies will unveil the design for a new mural honoring seven-time MLB All-Star Dick Allen.
Allen, who spent 15 seasons in the major leagues, played with the Phillies from 1963-1969, and then again between 1975-76. In 1964, he won National League Rookie of the Year, and holds the second-best slugging record in Phillies history, behind only Hall of Famer Chuck Klein.
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