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Position: | Linebacker | ||
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Birth name: | Charles Richard Allen | ||
Date of birth: | September 7, 1939 | ||
Place of birth: | Cle Elum, Washington | ||
Date of death: | December 14, 2016 | (aged 77)||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||
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College: | Washington | ||
NFL Draft: | 1961 / Round: 17 / Pick: 228 | ||
AFL draft: | 1961 / Round: 28 / Pick: 223 | ||
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Charles Richard "Chuck" Allen (September 7, 1939 – December 14, 2016) was an American football player. He was a linebacker who played for the American Football League's San Diego Chargers, and the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers, and Philadelphia Eagles. He played in four AFL Championship games (1961, 1963, 1964, and 1965), and was a member of the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team. Allen was an All-AFL player in 1961, and an AFL Western Division All-Star in 1961, 1963, and 1964.
Allen went on to serve as the Vice President of Football Operations for the Seattle Seahawks for 20 years. The high school football stadium of Cle Elum Roslyn High School in Allen's hometown of Cle Elum, Washington is named in his honor: "Chuck Allen Field."
He died on December 14, 2016 at home.