He was named sports director in 1975, succeeding Dan Lovett, the original sports anchor of Channel 13's "Eyewitness News" format, when Lovett left for WABC in New York. Austin State University, he began his career at KPRC (950 AM) and joined Channel 13 in July 1974 as a weekend anchor. In a 2013 interview, he said that at age 10, he rode his bicycle from the family home in West University Place to Channel 13 so he could meet news anchor Ray Conaway and sportscaster Guy Savage.Īfter graduating from Westbury High School and Stephen F. The family has designated the Sunshine Kids for memorial contributions.īorn Robert Alan Egalnick, Allen was the son of Lee Egalnick, founder of the Karl Young League for youth baseball, and played the sport while growing up. Plans for a private memorial service are pending.
My dad valued his place in the Houston community, and the encouragement he received from you over the last two years gave him more strength and comfort than you will ever know." He fought like hell, but he had no regrets."Īllen's daughter, Genna Fincher, said in a statement, "On behalf of Bob Allen's family, we are so incredibly touched by the love and support shown to us during this difficult time. "When he became ill, he said, 'Hey, I'm going to beat this thing, but if not, I've had a great life,'" Ken Egalnick said. Ken Egalnick said his brother spent much of his final days visiting with friends at home and discussing stories on and away from the playing fields of Houston. But his health continued to fade as 2016 progressed, and he spent the last two weeks in hospice care at his home after electing not to seek further treatment. He received a stem cell transplant in December from his brother, Ken Egalnick, and for a time was hopeful that the spread of the disease had been halted.
"I did what I loved to do, and I did it for a pretty long time without ever having to leave my home town."Īllen was diagnosed in the spring of 2015 with T-cell lymphoma, a variety of blood cancer that derives from the abnormal growth of T cells, a type of white blood cell that plays a role in the body's immune system. "I really did get to live my dream," he said in a 2013 interview.
FIRST ANNUAL BOB ALLEN EXTREME RACE TV
RELATED GALLERY: Houston TV talent we've lost in 2016Īlong the way, he became a friend and confidante to dozens of young men and women through his work with the Sunshine Kids and Special Olympics, while chronicling some of the most memorable moments in Houston sports history. Two-time FE champion Jean-Eric Vergne is also part of Veloce’s management structure, while Red Bull F1 chief technical officer Adrian Newey is listed as the team’s ‘lead visionary’.For more than 38 years at Channel 13, working alongside Ward and his other colleagues as one of the nation's longest-tenured sports anchors, Allen was the nightly pipeline to the Oilers, Astros and Rockets to hundreds of thousands of viewers on Houston's most-watched newscasts. “Jamie would be the first to acknowledge that off-road driving is completely new to her, but she is a fast learner and she listened carefully to everything we had to say, worked well with the engineers, took it all on-board and - most importantly - got quicker and quicker with every run."
FIRST ANNUAL BOB ALLEN EXTREME RACE DRIVER
“Her experience from single-seater and GT competition was invaluable to the early development of our car - from quick driver changes to initial and mid-corner turn-in - and she had significant input into our engineering refinements. “Her first test in the ODYSSEY 21 during our shakedown in France last week was a very positive and encouraging start. Veloce Racing team manager Ian Davis added: “Having won titles in both sportscars and single-seaters, there is no reason at all why she shouldn’t transfer those skills and win in Extreme E, in what promises to be a very high-calibre field.
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