Allen H. Zikmund | |
Birth Date: | 26 March 1922 |
Birth Place: | Ord, Nebraska, U.S. |
Death Place: | Kearney, Nebraska, U.S. |
Player Years1: | 1940–1942 |
Player Team1: | Nebraska |
Player Positions: | Halfback |
Coach Years1: | 1947–1953 |
Coach Team1: | Alliance HS (NE) |
Coach Years2: | 1954 |
Coach Team2: | Grand Island HS (NE) |
Coach Years3: | 1955–1971 |
Coach Team3: | Kearney State |
Admin Years1: | 1971–1987 |
Admin Team1: | Kearney State |
Overall Record: | 121–31–3 (college) |
Bowl Record: | 0–1 |
Tournament Record: | 0–1 (NAIA playoffs) |
Championships: | 11 NCC (1955–1956, 1958–1959, 1962–1965, 1967–1969) |
Allen Herman Zikmund (March 26, 1922 – January 28, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska–Kearney–then known as Kearney State College–from 1955 to 1971, compiling a record of 121–31–3.[1] He played college football at the University of Nebraska, lettering from 1940 to 1942.[2] Zikmund was selected by the Chicago Bears in the 1943 NFL draft.[3]