George Allen (American football coach)

George Allen

circa 1981
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1918-04-29)April 29, 1918
Place of birth:	Nelson County, Virginia
Date of death:	December 31, 1990(1990-12-31) (aged 72)
Place of death:	Palos Verdes Estates, California
Career information
College:	Eastern Michigan University of Michigan
Career history
As coach:
Morningside College (1948–1950) Whittier College (1951–1956) Los Angeles Rams (asst.) (1957) Chicago Bears (asst.) (1958–1965) Los Angeles Rams (1966–1970) Washington Redskins (1971–1977) Chicago Blitz (1983) Arizona Wranglers (1984) Long Beach State (1990)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee (2002) 1972 NFC Championship 1984 USFL Western Conference Championship 2× AP NFL Coach of the Year (1967, 1971) 2× Sporting News Coach of the Year (1967, 1971) 1971 Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year 2× UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1967, 1971) 80 Greatest Redskins Redskins' Ring of Fame 116-47-5 (regular season record) 2-7 (playoff record) 118-54-5 (overall record)
Career NFL statistics
Win-Loss Record: 116-47-5 Winning %: .712 Games: 168
Coaching stats at PFR
Pro Football Hall of Fame

Win-Loss Record:	116-47-5
Winning %:	.712
Games:	168

George Allen
Chairman of the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports
In office 1981–1988
President	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Al McGuire
Succeeded by	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Personal details
Spouse(s)	Henriette "Etty" Lumbroso Allen  (1922–2013)
Children	3 sons, 1 daughter

George Herbert Allen (April 29, 1918 – December 31, 1990) was an American football coach in the National Football League and the United States Football League. He was inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 1998 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Born in Nelson County, Virginia, Allen was the son of Loretta M. and Earl Raymond Allen, who was recorded in the 1920 and 1930 U.S. census records for Wayne County, Michigan as working as a chauffeur to a private family. He earned varsity letters in football, track and basketball at Lake Shore High School in St. Clair Shores, Michigan.

Allen went to Alma College in Michigan and later at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he was sent as an officer trainee in the U. S. Navy's World War II V-12 program. He graduated with a B.S. in education from Michigan State Normal College (now Eastern Michigan University) in Ypsilanti, and then attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, where he earned his master's degree in physical education in 1947.

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