Gallagher, watermelon-smashing comedian, dies at 76

IMPACT FORCE SEND DEBRIS PULLING UP TO 300 FEET FROM THE SPOT OF THE CRASH. BACKGROUND SOUNDS. RACHEL: IS HOW DOES THIS MORNING A LEGENDARY COMEDIAN, GALLAGHER HAS DIED, HIS MANAGER SAID THAT HE DIED AFTER A SHORT HEALTH BATTLE PASSED AWAY SURROUNDED BY HIS FAMILY IN PALM SPRINGS THIS MORNING AND GALLAGHER WAS BEST KNOWN FOR HIS WATERMELON SMASHING COMEDY ROUTINE IN THE GALLAGHER DROPPED HIS FIRST NAME FOR A COMEDY ACT BECAME POPULAR IN THE EARLY 1980s, COMPANY