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Jun 17, 1996 · Mel Allen, the exuberant Alabaman who turned "How about that!" and "Ballantine Blast" into common parlance during a glorious reign as the voice of the Yankees, died yesterday at his Greenwich...
Special to ESPN.com. June 16, 1996. Mel Allen, the passionate Alabaman who became the voice of the Yankees, dies at age 83 at his home in Greenwich, Conn. Allen, who had open heart surgery...
Mel Allen was an American sportscaster, best known for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. During the peak of his career in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, Allen was arguably the most prominent member of his profession, his voice familiar to millions.
Jun 20, 1996 · Mr. Allen, the garrulous, ebullient, Southern voice of the Yankees from 1939 to 1964, died Sunday at age 83 after battling various illnesses for a year. Rain pelted the synagogue's massive windows.
Jun 16, 1996 · 1978 Ford C. Frick Award Winner Mel Allen. Mel Allen and Red Barber were the first recipients of the Ford C. Frick Award. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, Allen began broadcasting while an undergraduate at the University of Alabama. At the age of 26 he joined the New York Yankees' broadcasting team, and from 1939 through 1964 was the "Voice of ...
Jun 17, 1996 · The Voice of the Yankees has been silenced. Mel Allen, whose lilting Alabama drawl became one of the great voices of baseball broadcasting, died Sunday at home. He was 83.
“The Voice of the New York Yankees,” Mel Allen was the announcer for the team’s games from 1939-1964. He announced more World Series games than anyone in baseball history and changed the style of sports broadcasting by making the announcer seem part of the drama taking place on the field.
