George E. Allen (coach)
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, Kentucky, Ashland. He played football at the West Virginia University from 1932 to 1934. 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. Head coaching record College football College basketball See also * List of college ...
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Greenup County, Kentucky
Greenup County is a county located along the Ohio River in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,962. The county was founded in 1803 and named in honor of Christopher Greenup. Its county seat is Greenup. Greenup County is part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Located with its northern border formed by the Ohio River, Greenup County was organized by an act of the General Assembly of Kentucky on December 12, 1803, from Mason County, which included the majority of eastern Kentucky at the time. Three courthouses have served Greenup County. The first courthouse, built of logs, was replaced by a brick struc