selected by the BBWAA's Historical Overview Committee. Allen was first considered in December 2014 (for the class of ). Allen and former outfielder Tony Oliva both fell one vote short of the 12 required votes, as no one was elected by the committee. In 2016, the Golden Era Committee was replaced by the Golden Days Committee (1950–1969) to vote on 10 candidates beginning in December 2020 (for the class of 2021). In August 2020, the Hall of Fame rescheduled the committee's first winter meeting voting to December 2021 (for the class of ), due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On December 5, 2021, results of Golden Days Committee voting was released; Allen again fell one vote short of election, garnering 11 votes from the 16-member committee and proponents for his election will have to wait until December 2026. Death Allen died at his home in Wampum, Pennsylvania, on December 7, 2020, at age 78. See also Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame List of Major League Baseball career home run leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball career runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs batted in leaders List of Major League Baseball annual home run leaders List of Major League Baseball annual runs scored leaders List of Major League Baseball annual triples leaders References Further reading Articles Keith, Larry (May 19, 1975). "Philadelphia Story: Act II; Mercurial Dick Allen returns to the city where he began his career, saying 'I'd like to think I've grown up.' Suddenly, pennant talk is rampant". Sports Illustrated. Kiersh, Edward (April 13, 1983). "His Inner Turmoil Was Allen's Toughest Adversary". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Books Kashatus, William C. (2004). September Swoon: Richie Allen, the 1964 Phillies and Racial Integration. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press. Kashatus, William C. (2017). Dick Allen: The Life and Times of A Baseball Immortal, An Illustrated Biography. Lancaster, PA: Schiffer Books. Nathanson, Mitchell (2016). God Almighty Hisself: The Life and Legacy of Dick Allen. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. External links Dick Allen at SABR (Baseball BioProject) Dick Allen at Baseball Almanac Dick Allen at Baseball Gauge Dick Allen at Baseballbiography.com 1942 births 2020 deaths 20th-century American singers African-American baseball players 20th-century African-American male singers American League All-Stars American League Most Valuable Player Award winners American League RBI champions American League home run champions American memoirists Arkansas Travelers players Baseball