Lamar Allen
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 25, 1914 Pine Bluff, Arkansas |
| Died | May 16, 1989 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1946–1949 | Arkansas AM&N |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–19–5 |
Lamar "Buddy" Allen (November 25, 1914 – May 16, 1989)[1] was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical & Normal College (Arkansas AM&N)—now known as University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff—for four seasons, from to 1946 to 1949, compiling a record of 17–19–5.[2]
Allen played as a back for Pine Bluff Merrill High School, a segregated black school in Arkansas, which won national championships in 1932, his freshman year, and 1933. His accomplishments were such that even the state's white newspapers, including the Arkansas Gazette took notice.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1946–1949) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Arkansas AM&N | 7–2–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1947 | Arkansas AM&N | 2–7–1 | 0–6–1 | 8th | |||||
| 1948 | Arkansas AM&N | 4–5–1 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| 1949 | Arkansas AM&N | 4–5–2 | 1–4–2 | 6th | |||||
| Arkansas AM&N: | 17–19–5 | 6–17–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 17–19–5 | ||||||||
References
- ^ http://arkbaseball.com/tiki-index.php?page=Buddy+Allen
- ^ DeLassus, David. "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
- ^ "Arkansas's "White" Newspaper Chose All-Star Teams for State's All-Black Schools". Retrieved November 17, 2018.
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