Mel Allen Biography

Mel Allen biography

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NAME: Mel Allen
OCCUPATION: Radio Personality, Television Personality
BIRTH DATE: February 14, 1913
DEATH DATE: June 16, 1996
PLACE OF BIRTH: Birmingham, Alabama
PLACE OF DEATH: Greenwich, Connecticut
Full Name: Melvin Allen Israel
AKA: Mel Allen
AKA: Melvin Israel
AKA: Melvin Allen

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Mel Allen was a sportscaster and lead announcer for the New York Yankees baseball team from 1940 to 1964. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978.

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Mel Allen was born Melvin Allen Israel on February 14, 1913, in Birmingham, Alabama. Allen was known for his congeniality and his catchphrase "How about that!" as the lead announcer for the New York Yankees baseball team (1940–64). He also hosted the television program This Week in Baseball (1977–95). In 1978, Allen and Red Barber became the first broadcasters elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame. Allen died in 1996 in Greenwich, Connecticut.