# @norfolktides on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DXkpO76kceo
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/64851798-norfolktides-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7122b961cc.jpg
- **Posted:** 2026-04-25T23:09:43.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Norfolk Tides (@NorfolkTides) — https://gondola.cc/NorfolkTides

## Caption

We’re Honored to Celebrate Sam Allen on his 90th Birthday! 

Sam is a Norfolk native who played in the Negro League for the Kansas City Monarchs, Raleigh Tigers, and Memphis Red Sox. Mr. Allen is a pioneer for the baseball world and also served in the US Army 82nd Airborne after being drafted to the military in 1960! To a living legend, Happy Birthday from the Norfolk Tides!

## Stats

- **Views:** 675
- **Likes:** 1,341
- **Shares:** 0
- **Comments:** 30

## Credits

| Name | Username | Profile | Role |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Norfolk Tides | @NorfolkTides | https://gondola.cc/NorfolkTides | MiLB Team |
| Katie Gilmore | @katiegilmore.photography | https://gondola.cc/katiegilmore.photography | Photographer |

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