I didn't even know that he was sick! I'm in shock.

I didn't follow him over to channel 11, but grew up watching him. Did he make it known that he was sick, or did he hide it? What kind of cancer?

**** cancer

A true professional. Hard to believe he was on the air for almost 40 years. He never looked his age.

Bob was a true class act. He was the college roommate and frat brother of one of my cousins and I remember him well as a kid.
He was there for all of the great memories of Houston sports.
Nice guy in every resect.
He and Bum and the Snake are sitting back now having a good ole time. LuvYaBob

Houston icon. Hard to find anyone better.

Sometime in the past I shared this on another thread, but I have a friend that used to be in the print media business. He had press passes to all Texans games and asked me if I wanted to go to a game with him.

We sat in the press box for a Texans/Colts game. I sat next to Bob Allen for awhile and then he left for a bit and then came back. While he was gone someone else took his seat. It was Santana Dotson. Super nice guy.

I had watched Bob since I was a kid. Back when he was married to Jan Glenn from Good Morning Houston and they were sort of power couple in the city before that was a term used much.

He was a bit gruff in the press box. Most of the media people were. My newspaper buddy was not really planning to go to the game but went because I had taken him up on the offer.

I got an appreciation for what they all do. For us fans, it seems cool to get to go free to all sporting events. And they enjoy sports. But in the end, it is a weekend where they are once again working. And they have to be ready to put on a smiling face and look great at all times.

Bob got mustard on his shirt so he left and went home to West U or wherever he lived and got back quickly with a fresh shirt, ready to go on air from the field after the game. Bob Slovack (I think) and Bart Ennis were asking him how he got to his car so fast and got home and back in seemingly five minutes. I think he got to park really close.

It was interesting seeing him talk with the guys from the other stations. They all seemed to get along and they were cutting up. Interesting fraternity to be in.

Bob looked amazing. I don't know how else to put it. He was in great shape and he looked like an ad for hair products and skin care products. He had not aged at all since I started watching sports news.

One of my favorite Bob Allen memories is of him getting a Channel 13 camera man to come to his house when a big fight was on PPV. He would give live updates on the fight and have the cameraman turn towards his tv and show some short live footage of the fight, which I'm sure was not legal to broadcast on ABC!

Who does that? Who orders a fight on PPV on a Saturday night and invites a camera into their home? Bob freaking Allen, that's who. He went the extra mile for his viewers.

RIP Bob Allen. You are a legend. Say hello to Marvin for us.

I interviewed Bob Allen for my HS newspaper back in the day. He was gracious enough to return my phone call and answer my questions about how he got started in the business, what sports he enjoyed covering the most and who his favorite sports personalities were.

RIP, Bob.

Bob was a really good guy. I posted this on my FB page and wanted to share. I was a fan first, then I became his colleague.


Bob was a great guy. I'll never forget three different memories I have of him. The guy was a pro, but he always seemed to make you feel at ease.
I first met Bob years ago when I started out in tv. I was working at KBTX at the time and had gone to the old Floyd Casey Stadium in Waco. I'd watched him on tv as a kid, and I was in the press box helping cover the game. I was in awe, but he was super cool.
Fast forward to my time at ABC13. We'd just gotten the dejero boxes for live shots. Bob was doing a live shot at Rodeo Cookoff, and it works on cell data signals. The delay was jumping everywhere -- from 3 seconds to 9 seconds to 12. It was a mess, and I shouldn't have taken it. And, he just shook it off. He was ok and chalked it up to stuff happens. I felt really bad about that.
And lastly, I remember talking to him one night at a friend's engagement party. I hadn't seen him in months, but it was cool just to catch up. I talked sports with Bob on occasion, but mainly he kept me on my toes during the show, and I kept him on time during the newscast. Bob, you will be missed.