Lamar Allen

Lamar Allen
Biographical details
Born	November 25, 1914; Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
Died	May 16, 1989 (aged 74); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Playing career
1936–1939	Arkansas AM&N
Position(s)	Quarterback
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1949	Arkansas AM&N
1959	Arkansas AM&N (line)
Head coaching record
Overall	17–19–5
Bowls	1–0
Accomplishments and honors
Records
	Baseball career
	Center fielder
	Batted: Unknown Threw: Unknown
Negro league baseball debut
	1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Last appearance
	1940, for the Birmingham Black Barons
Teams
	Birmingham Black Barons (1940);

Lamar "Buddy" Allen (November 25, 1914 – May 16, 1989)^[1] was an American college football player and coach and baseball center fielder in the Negro leagues.^[2] 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.^[3]

Allen played as a back for Merrill High School, a segregated black school in Pine Bluff, 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.^[4] He played baseball with the Birmingham Black Barons in 1940.^[5]

Allen earned a master's degree in education from the University of Southern California (USC) in 1951 and continued there with postgraduate work in administation and educaftion until 1953. He returned to the football coaching staff Arkansas AM&N in 1959 as line coach under Charles Spearman.^[6]

Head coaching record


Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Arkansas AM&N Lions / Golden Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1946–1949)
1946	Arkansas AM&N	7–2–1	3–2–1	3rd	W Cattle Bowl
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

^ "Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia | Buddy Allen".
^ Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
^ 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". April 12, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
^ "Buddy Allen Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
^ "Arkansas State Adds Lamar Allen To The Golden Lions' Coaching Staff". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. September 4, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

External links

Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
Buddy Allen at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia
Lamar Allen at Find a Grave

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[1] "Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia | Buddy Allen".

[Riley-2] Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.

[3] DeLassus, David. "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.

[White_Newspaper_Recognized_Black_Players-4] "Arkansas's "White" Newspaper Chose All-Star Teams for State's All-Black Schools". April 12, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2018.

[5] "Buddy Allen Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.

[6] "Arkansas State Adds Lamar Allen To The Golden Lions' Coaching Staff". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. September 4, 1959. p. 10. Retrieved October 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .

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