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Mel Allen was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. He was also the host of the television game show "This Week in Baseball" from 1977 to 1989. Allen was born in Birmingham, Alabama, and attended the University of Alabama, where he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. After graduating in 1934, he began his broadcasting career at a local radio station in Birmingham. He then moved to New York City in 1939, where he worked for the Mutual Broadcasting System. In 1939, Allen began his long association with the Yankees, calling their games on the radio. He was the team's primary announcer until 1964, when he was replaced by Phil Rizzuto. Allen returned to the Yankees in 1966, and remained with the team until his retirement in 1984. In addition to his work with the Yankees, Allen also called the World Series for CBS Radio from 1958 to 1964, and the All-Star Game for NBC Radio from 1959 to 1964. He also hosted the television game show "This Week in Baseball" from 1977 to 1989. Allen was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978, and was awarded the Ford C. Frick Award in 1983. He died in 1996 at the age of 83.

Popular As Melvin Allen Israel
Occupation actor,writer,director
Age 83 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 14 February, 1913
Birthday 14 February
Birthplace Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Date of death 16 June, 1996
Died Place Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
Nationality United States

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2009

Ranked #2 by the American Sportscasters Association in its list of the Top 50 Sportscasters of All-Time (January 2009).

2002

Biography in: "American National Biography". Supplement 1, pp. 7-8. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002.

1995

Inducted into the National Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1995.

1988

He was an actor and writer, known for The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988), Born on the Fourth of July (1989) and The Babe Ruth Story (1948).

1985

Inducted into the American Sportscasters Association Hall of Fame in 1985, along with Jack Brickhouse, and Curt Gowdy.

1980

Inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 1980.

1978

Elected to the broadcasters' wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978. Was the voice of Fox Movietone Newsreels for many years.

1977

Sixty years ago, Allen started out as an announcer for the New York Yankees. In 1977, he started "This Week in Baseball", a show comprised of the past weeks baseball highlights.

1939

Broadcast for the New York Yankees from 1939 to 1964, the Milwaukee Braves in 1965, the Cleveland Indians in 1968, and the Yankees again from 1976 to 1985.

1913

Mel Allen was born on February 14, 1913 in Birmingham, Alabama, USA as Melvin Allen Israel.