Broadcast for the New York Yankees from 1939 to 1964, the Milwaukee
Braves in 1965, the Cleveland Indians in 1968, and the Yankees again
from 1976 to 1985.
Elected to the broadcasters' wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame
in 1978. Was the voice of Fox Movietone Newsreels for many years.
His trademark home run calls, "Ballantine Blasts" and "White Owl
Wallops," were advertisements for beer and cigars.
Earned a law degree, although he never worked as a lawyer.
Mel Allen was inducted into the Radio Hall of Fame in 1988.