Chuck Allen
American football player (1939–2016)
American football player
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||
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| Born: | (1939-09-07)September 7, 1939 Cle Elum, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Died: | December 14, 2016(2016-12-14) (aged 77) Issaquah, Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||
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| High school: | Cle Elum | ||||||||||
| College: | Washington | ||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1961 / Round: 17 / Pick: 228 | ||||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1961 / Round: 28 / Pick: 224 | ||||||||||
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Charles Richard Allen (September 7, 1939 – December 14, 2016) was an American professional football 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, 1963–1965), and was a member of the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team. Allen was an All-AFL player in 1962, and an AFL All-Star in 1963 and 1964. He played college football at Washington.
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."[1]
He died on December 14, 2016, at home.[2][3]
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1960 Washington Huskies football—national champions
- Chuck Allen
- Ben Davidson
- George Fleming
- Lee Folkins
- Jake Kupp
- Ray Mansfield
- Don McKeta
- Charley Mitchell
- John Meyers
- Jim Skaggs
- Bob Schloredt
- Brent Wooten
- Head coach: Jim Owens
- Assissant coach: Bert Clark
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