George E. Allen (coach)

For the college football coach at Cumberland University, see George E. Allen. For the professional football coach, see George Allen (American football coach).

George E. Allen

Allen pictured in The Prism 1943, Maine yearbook
Biographical details
Born	(1911-12-31)December 31, 1911 Oldtown, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	September 2, 1997(1997-09-02) (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.

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

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Maine Black Bears (Maine Intercollegiate Athletic Association / New England 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	3–0 / 2–1	1st / 2nd
1948	Maine	4–3	2–1 / 1–2	/ 5th
Maine:		15–11–2	8–3–1 (MIAA) 2–1–1 (New England) 3–6 (Yankee)
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)

See also

• List of college football head coaches with non-consecutive tenure

External links

• George E. Allen at Find a Grave