Mel Allen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mel Allen

American sports announcer

Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1913

Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, United States

Date of Death: 16-Jun-1996

Profession: journalist, radio personality, sports commentator, presenter

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel; February 14, 1913 – June 16, 1996) 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.
Years after his death, he is still promoted as having been "The Voice of the Yankees." In his later years, he gained a second professional life as the first host of This Week in Baseball. In perhaps the most notable moment of his distinguished career, Allen called Game 7 of the 1960 World Series, in which Bill Mazeroski hit a walk-off home run off Ralph Terry to win the fall classic for the Pittsburgh Pirates.
This is the only walk-off home run ever to occur in a Game 7 of a World Series.