Newt Allen Grave Marker Dedication

4933 Cleves Warsaw Pike,Cincinnati OH 45238

15 April, 2023

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Urbanist Media in partnership with Union Baptist Cemetery invites you to attend... A dedication of the Newt Allen grave marker on April 15th –Jackie Robinson Day –at 12:00 noon. Appropriate as Newt Allen evaluated Jackie for the Kansas City Monarchs in 1945. Newt spent most of his long baseball career in Kansas City but moved to Cincinnati as an elderly gentleman. He was buried in an unmarked grave in 1988. The location was recently determined, and a marker placed. Buck O’Neil named Allen to his All-Time Negro League team –everyone else on that team is in Cooperstown. More about the Negro League Grave Marker Project here. Learn more about Newt Allen here After: There will be an opportunity to tour the historic cemetery after the dedication. Also, later in the afternoon, a group will be attending the Cincinnati Reds v Philadelphia Phillies game at GABP. Please let Paul Debono ([email protected] ) know by April 5th if you would like join for the game as he will be buying a block of tickets prior to the event. More info: If you would like to learn more about Newt Allen checkout the following links: https://nlbemuseum.com/history/players/allenn.html https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/newt-allen/ https://www.cooperstownexpert.com/player/newt-allen/