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Mel Allen Biography

Mel Allen aka Melvin Allen Israel
Mel Allen
Melvin Allen Israel
Birthplace: Birmingham, AL
Location of Death: Greenwich, CT
Remains: Buried, Temple Beth El Cemetery, Stamford, CT

Race: White
Field: Baseball
Famous for: Voice of the Yankees

Field: Baseball

Mel Allen News


NU among Butler's toughest games
Indianapolis Star
Northwestern coach Bill Carmody today asked if I was trying to emulate Mel Allen, the former radio voice of the New York Yankees. ...

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News & Observer

Infant's stepfather charged in death
News & Observer
Stepp, 26, one of eight children, grew up in Washington, NC, according to his sister Mel Allen, 18, of Raleigh. In addition to raising Cheyenne, Allen said, ...

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Joe Sixpack: Phillies have Yanks to thank for Ballantine sign
Philadelphia Inquirer
It was announcer Mel Allen who made it part of baseball vernacular, describing each of the Yankees' all-too-frequent homers as a "Ballantine blast. ...

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Pull Up a Chair: Baseball and Vin Scully
Radio World
... the long-lost kinescope of Don Larsen's 1956 World Series perfect game, called on NBC Television by the Yankees' Mel Allen and the Dodgers' Vin Scully. ...



World Series, the way it used to be
Philadelphia Inquirer
You almost expected to see Frankie Crosetti in the third-base box, Bob Turley on the mound, Mel Allen in the booth. Shadows crossed the infield. ...

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Business profile: Vista Lanes
Utica Observer Dispatch
Mel and Barbara Allen, owners of Vista Lanes on Oriskany Boulevard in Yorkville. Mel Allen is a former professional bowler. By MARY NADEAU Sells/services: ...



The Fan: Baseball on television deserves a 'C' grade
Utica Observer Dispatch
... the entire World Series was sponsored by Gillette, and NBC's lead announcer alternated with the home team's top guy, usually Mel Allen or Vin Scully. ...



JJ Says: Playoff losses do nothing to detract from season's success
Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Unlike some announcers in the area who think they are a cross between Mel Allen and Bill King, he is informational without being obtrusive. ...



Bleacher Report

Why I can Root for the Yankees?and not Hold My Nose
Bleacher Report
It was quite an experience to close our eyes and visualize what was happening on the field, while Mel Allen, Walter ?Red? Barber, or Phil Rizzuto (who ...

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CBC.ca

The Official World Series Film Collection
DVD Talk
You also get to hear from some of the game's most memorable voices, including Mel Allen, Vin Scully, Harry Caray (before he became a cartoon,) Bob Costas ...
The Official Major League Baseball ...



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