George Allison
English football journalist, broadcaster and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the Guyanese Olympic boxer, see George Allison (boxer). For the American football and basketball coach, see George Allison (coach).
George Frederick Allison (24 October 1883 – 13 March 1957) was an English football journalist, broadcaster and manager. He was the BBC's first sports commentator[1] and Arsenal's second longest serving manager.[2]
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Full name | George Frederick Allison | ||
Date of birth | (1883-10-24)24 October 1883 | ||
Place of birth | Hurworth-on-Tees, County Durham, England | ||
Date of death | 13 March 1957(1957-03-13) (aged 73) | ||
Place of death | London, England | ||
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1934–1947 | Arsenal |
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