Maury Allen, Famed New York Post Sportswriter and Author, Dead at 78

A few names were easy to conjure up for baseball in New York during the 1950s–Mickey Mantle, Willie Mays, and Duke Snider.

But another name was just as synonymous for the game in the years that followed.

Maury Allen spent decades as a baseball writer and columnist. His most well-known stint was for the New York Post, where his 27 years took him from Mantle and Roger Maris to Doc Gooden and Darryl Strawberry.

Len Berman shares his memories of Allen after the jump.