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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||
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| Born: | September 7, 1939 Cle Elum, Washington | ||||||
| Died: | December 14, 2016 (aged 77) | ||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||
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| College: | Washington | ||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1961 / Round: 17 / Pick: 228 (by the Los Angeles Rams)[1] | ||||||
| AFL draft: | 1961 / Round: 28 / Pick: 223 | ||||||
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Charles Richard Allen (September 7, 1939 – December 14, 2016) was an American football player. He was a linebacker who played in the American Football League (AFL) with the San Diego Chargers, and later the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. He played in four AFL Championship games (1961, 1963, 1964, and 1965), and was a member of the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team. Allen was an All-AFL player in 1961, and an AFL Western Division All-Star in 1961, 1963, and 1964.
After football
Allen went on to serve as the Vice President of Football Operations for the Seattle Seahawks for 20 years. The high school football stadium of Cle Elum Roslyn High School in Allen's hometown of Cle Elum, Washington is named in his honor: "Chuck Allen Field." [2]
He died on December 14, 2016 at home.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "1961 Los Angeles Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved July 18, 2020.
- ^ "Chuck Allen Field". Daily Record News. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
- ^ Gehlken, Michael (2016-12-15). "Chargers mourn loss of LB Chuck Allen". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
- ^ "Memorial: Charles R. Allen". ptleader.com. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-02-09.