Duane Allen (American football)
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Position: | Tight end | ||||||
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Born: | Alhambra, California, U.S. | October 21, 1937||||||
Died: | May 7, 2003 Pasadena, California, U.S. | (aged 65)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
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College: | Santa Ana College | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1961 / Round: 9 / Pick: 116 | ||||||
AFL draft: | 1962 / Round: 33 / Pick: 258 | ||||||
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Duane Douglas Allen (October 21, 1937 – May 7, 2003) was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League (NFL). He was the Santa Ana College's Athlete of the Year and the Eastern Conference Lineman of the Year. He was drafted in 1961 by the Los Angeles Rams in the ninth round of the NFL draft.[1]
Biography
Early years
Duane Allen was born in Alhambra, California on October 21, 1937. He attended Alhambra High School, where he earned All-Southern California prep football honors.[2] Allen did not play football at a four-year college but was twice a Junior College All-American while attending Mt. San Antonio College in 1956 and Santa Ana College in 1960.[2] While at Santa Ana College Allen majored in police science.[3]
Professional career
Allen was drafted by the
Allen's sophomore campaign with the Rams in 1962 would be a brief one, catching a touchdown against the San Francisco 49ers on October 28 before being forced to leave the game with a season-ending knee injury.[5]
Allen ultimately spent seven years in the NFL playing for the Los Angeles Rams (1961–64), Pittsburgh Steelers (1965), and Chicago Bears (1966–67).[6]
Life after professional football
Following his retirement from the National Football League, Allen coached high school football and track and served as head coach of the Las Vegas Cowboys of the short-lived Continental Football League (COFL).[6]
Off the field Allen was an accomplished pianist and composer.[2] He appeared in the 1975 Richard Fleischer movie, Mandingo, as "Topaze."
Allen was elected to the Santa Ana Dons Hall of Fame in 2003.[6]
He died at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena after having suffered a stroke on May 7th, 2003.[7]
References
- ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e 1962 Los Angeles Rams Media Guide, p. 10.
- ^ "Two for Two" (photo), The Register [Santa Ana, CA], vol. 57, no. 122 (April 1, 1962), p. B2.
- ^ "Rams Sign Don Star Duane Allen," The Register [Santa Ana, CA], vol. 56, no. 78 (Feb. 16, 1961), p. B8.
- ^ United Press International, "Duane Allen Out for Season: Crippled Rams Meet Detroit in Coliseum," Redlands [CA] Daily Facts, vol. 73, no. 3 (Nov. 3, 1962), p. 7.
- ^ a b c "Duane Allen," Santa Ana College Dons Hall of Fame official website.
- ISBN 9780786452088.