Al Helfer

Al Helfer
Helfer broadcasting the Mutual "Game of the Day" in the 1950s
Born
George Alvin Helfer

(1911-09-26)September 26, 1911
DiedMay 16, 1975(1975-05-16) (aged 63)
Known forSports broadcaster

George Alvin "Al" Helfer (September 26, 1911 – May 16, 1975) was an American radio sportscaster.

Nicknamed "Mr. Radio Baseball", Helfer called the play-by-play of seven World Series, ten All-Star Games, and regular season broadcasts for several teams (among them the New York Yankees, Brooklyn Dodgers and Oakland Athletics) and the Mutual and NBC networks. He also broadcast the Army–Navy Game during the 1940s and '50s and several Rose Bowl games for NBC Radio in the 1950s.