George E. Allen (coach)

George E. Allen
	Allen pictured in The Prism 1943, Maine yearbook
Biographical details
Born	December 31, 1911; Oldtown, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	September 2, 1997 (aged 85)
Playing career
Football
1932–1934	West Virginia
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1935	Parkersburg HS (WV) (backfield)
1936	Parkersburg HS (WV)
1937–1940	Brown (backfield)
1941	Maine
1946–1948	Maine
1949–c. 1954	Fordham (backfield)
Basketball
1935–1937	Parkersburg HS (WV)
1938–1941	Brown
1945–1949	Maine
Head coaching record
Overall	15–11–2 (college football); 73–53 (college basketball)
Tournaments	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 football


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association / Yankee Conference) (1941)
1941	Maine	3–2–2	1–1–1 / 2–1–1	3rd / 2nd
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association / Yankee Conference) (1946–1948)
1946	Maine	2–5	2–1 / 0–3	2nd / 6th
1947	Maine	6–1	/ 2–1	/ 2nd
1948	Maine	4–3	/ 1–2	/ 5th
Maine:		15–11–2
Total:		15–11–2

College basketball

Statistics overview
Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Brown Bears (Independent) (1938–1941)
1938–39	Brown	16–4			NCAA Elite Eight
1939–40	Brown	13–6
1940–41	Brown	10–10
Brown:		39–20 (.661)
Maine Black Bears (Yankee Conference) (1945–1947)
1945–46	Maine	10–4	4–4	3rd
1946–47	Maine	9–8	2–4	4th
1947–48	Maine	11–7
1948–49	Maine	4–14
Maine:		34–33 (.507)	6–8 (.429)
Total:		73–53 (.579)

References

^ "Maine Picks Allen As Football Head; McLaughry's Aide at Brown Succeeds Brice -- Starred at West Virginia" (PDF). The New York Times. January 23, 1941. Retrieved October 22, 2011.
^ "Allen". Osceola News-Gazette. September 1997. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.

External links

George E. Allen at Find a Grave

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[1] "Maine Picks Allen As Football Head; McLaughry's Aide at Brown Succeeds Brice -- Starred at West Virginia" (PDF). The New York Times. January 23, 1941. Retrieved October 22, 2011.

[2] "Allen". Osceola News-Gazette. September 1997. Archived from the original on April 25, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2011.

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