Allan Melvin commercials for fifteen years. In the early 1980s, Melvin appeared as a regular in "Archie Bunker’s Place", a successor to "All in the Family", in which he played the now more important role of Barney Hefner. When this series ended in 1983, Melvin’s work was exclusively devoted to cartoon voice-overs. Allan Melvin died of cancer on January 17, 2008, aged 84, and was buried at Westwood Memorial Cemetery in Southern California. Melvin is buried just yards from his TV best friend Carroll O'Connor, who played 'Archie Bunker' in TV's "All In The Family". Coincidentally, later the same year, famed 1950s
1971 Gator Bowl (January) 1971 Gator Bowl (January) The 1971 Gator Bowl (January) was a college football postseason bowl game between the Auburn Tigers and the Ole Miss Rebels This was a matchup of two Southeastern Conference teams, between second-place Auburn and fourth-place Ole Miss. This was Auburn's third straight bowl game and first Gator Bowl since 1955. This was the Rebels' 14th straight bowl appearance in Vaught's final full season. This was their first Gator Bowl since 1958. This was Archie Manning's final game as Rebel quarterback. The two teams had met in a bowl game before, in 1965. Manning went 19-of-28 for