&sq=&lang=&file=File:Eck_Allen.png) Allen pictured in The Prism 1943, Maine yearbook | |
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1911 Oldtown, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | September 2, 1997 (aged 85) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1932–1934 | West Virginia |
| Position(s) | Quarterback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1935 | Parkersburg HS (WV) (backfield) |
| 1936 | Parkersburg HS (WV) |
| 1937–1940 | Brown (backfield) |
| 1941 | Maine |
| 1946–1948 | Maine |
| 1949–c. 1954 | Fordham (backfield) |
| Basketball | |
| 1935–1937 | Parkersburg HS (WV) |
| 1938–1941 | Brown |
| 1945–1949 | Maine |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 15–11–2 (college football) 73–53 (college basketball) |
| Tournaments | Basketball 0–1 (NCAA) |
George Elliott "Eck" Allen (December 31, 1911 – September 2, 1997) was an American football player and coach of football and basketball. He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine in 1941 and from 1946 to 1948, tallying a mark of 15–11–2. Allen was also the head basketball coach at Brown University from 1938 to 1941 and at Maine from 1945 to 1949, compiling a career college basketball record of 73–53.