George Elliott "Eck" Allen (December 31, 1911 – September 2, 1997) was an

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player and coach of football and

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. He served as the head football coach at the

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in 1941 and from 1946 to 1948, tallying a mark of 15–11–2. Allen was also the head basketball coach at

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from 1938 to 1941 and at Maine from 1945 to 1949, compiling a career

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record of 73–53.

Early life and playing career

Allen was born in

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and attended high school in Ashland. He played football at the

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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

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at the time of his death.

Head coaching record

College football

College basketball

References

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