George E. Allen (coach) explained

George E. Allen
Birth Date:31 December 1911
Birth Place:Oldtown, Kentucky, U.S.
Player Sport1:Football
Player Years2:1932–1934
Player Team2:West Virginia
Player Positions:Quarterback
Coach Sport1:Football
Coach Years2:1935
Coach Team2:Parkersburg HS (WV) (backfield)
Coach Years3:1936
Coach Team3:Parkersburg HS (WV)
Coach Years4:1937–1940
Coach Team4:Brown (backfield)
Coach Years5:1941
Coach Team5:Maine
Coach Years6:1946–1948
Coach Team6:Maine
Coach Years7:1949–c. 1954
Coach Team7:Fordham (backfield)
Coach Sport8:Basketball
Coach Years9:1935–1937
Coach Team9:Parkersburg HS (WV)
Coach Years10:1938–1941
Coach Team10:Brown
Coach Years11:1945–1949
Coach Team11:Maine
Overall Record:15–11–2 (college football)
73–53 (college basketball)
Tournament Record:Basketball
0–1 (NCAA)

George Elliott "Eck" Allen (December 31, 1911 – September 2, 1997) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine in 1941 and from 1946 to 1948, tallying a mark of 15–11–2. Allen was also the head basketball coach at Brown University from 1938 to 1941 and at Maine from 1945 to 1949, compiling a career college basketball record of 73–53.

Early life and playing career

Allen was born in Oldtown, Kentucky and attended high school in Ashland. He played football at the West Virginia University from 1932 to 1934.[1]

Later life and death

After retiring from coaching, Allen worked as a salesman of materials used in steel production. He died on September 2, 1997, at the age of 85 after a long illness. He was a resident of Kissimmee, Florida at the time of his death.[2]

Head coaching record

College basketball

See also

Notes and References

  1. News: Maine Picks Allen As Football Head; McLaughry's Aide at Brown Succeeds Brice -- Starred at West Virginia . . January 23, 1941 . October 22, 2011.
  2. News: Allen . Osceola News-Gazette . September 1997 . October 23, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425083748/http://archive.osceolanewsgazette.com/index.php?option=news&task=viewarticle&sid=2388&Itemid=2 . April 25, 2012 .