Tuesday, June 6, 2017

1977 Profile: Dr. Allan Levy

Team Physician
"Dr. Levy joined the Giants prior to the 1976 season and brings impressive credentials with him to the job.
In private practice for 23 years in Westwood, New Jersey, Dr. Levy has been involved in sports medicine for 20 of those years, initially as team physician for Westwood High School. He moved into professional baseball as team physician for the Newark Bears, and then into football with the Brooklyn Dodgers of the old Continental Football League. He continued in football as team physician for the Westchester Bulls, a Giant affiliate in the late 1960s, and was the first team doctor for the New York Nets when they began play originally as the New Jersey Americans. Dr. Levy has continued as team physician for the Nets and has also worked as the team doctor for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League.
Born in Saranac Lake, New York, Dr. Levy received his B.A. from Columbia University in 1947 and his M.D. from Cornell University in 1951."

-1977 New York Giants Media Guide

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