Carl Allison
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 2, 1933 Krebs, Oklahoma |
| Died | December 3, 2013 (aged 80) West Monroe, Louisiana |
| Playing career | |
| 1951–1954 | Oklahoma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1959–1963 | Harding |
| Baseball | |
| 1960–1967 | Harding |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 13–26–3 |
Carl Allison (June 2, 1933 – December 3, 2013) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He was a four-year starter for coach Bud Wilkinson at the University of Oklahoma from 1951 to 1954, finishing his career as the team captain of the undefeated 1954 Oklahoma Sooners football team.[1] Allison was the head football coach at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas from 1959 to 1963, reinstating a program that hadn't competed since 1931.[2] He later became a preacher at White's Ferry Road Church of Christ in West Monroe, Louisiana.[3]
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harding Bisons (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1959–1963) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Harding | 1–5 | 0–1 | ||||||
| 1960 | Harding | 1–5–3 | 1–5–2 | ||||||
| 1961 | Harding | 4–5 | 4–3 | ||||||
| 1962 | Harding | 6–3 | 4–3 | ||||||
| 1963 | Harding | 1–8 | 0–7 | ||||||
| Harding: | 13–26–3 | 9–19–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 13–26–3 | ||||||||
References
- ^ Tramel, Berry (December 4, 2013). "Oklahoma football: 1950s four-year starter Carl Allison dies at age 80". newsOK.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ "Former Harding Football Coach Carl Allison Passes Away". hardingsports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
- ^ Bobby, Ross Jr (December 4, 2013). "Carl Allison, longtime director of White's Ferry Road School of Preaching, dies at 80". christianchronicle.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.