Tag Archives: Mel Allen
Russ Hodges
Russ Hodges (Broadcaster. Born, Covington, KY, June 12, 1911; died, Mill Valley, CA, Apr. 19, 1971.) Russ Hodges will be forever remembered as the announcer whose famous radio call of Bobby Thomson’s epic home run ended, “The Giants win the pennant . . . the Giants win the pennant . . . the Giants win […]
Mel Allen
Mel Allen (Sportscaster. Born, Birmingham, AL, Feb. 14, 1913; died, Greenwich, CT, June 16, 1996.) Mel Allen (born Melvin Allen Israel) became known throughout the sports world as “the voice of the Yankees,” thanks to 25 years of broadcasting the team’s games on radio and television. Initially, Allen came to New York as a staff […]
