Sam Allen | The Last Living Kansas City Monarch (1957) Celebrates 101 Years Of Negro League Baseball’s Influence

by DA Gambler | Jul 16, 2021 | 5TH SLOT

Donavan Benson is the grandson of Negro League baseball living legend Sam Allen. He’s also related to Negro Leaguer Pedro Sierra.

We caught up with him at the MLB All-Star Game, where baseball finally honored Benson’s 85-year-old grandfather during a season that celebrates 101 years of the Negro Leagues’ influence on baseball.

101 facts about the Negro Leagues will be shared daily in a collaboration between MLB and the Negro League Baseball Museum until Sunday, Oct. 3 — the last day of the 2021 regular season.