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Chuck Allen

Chuck Allen
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Position:Linebacker
Personal information
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)
Career information
High school:Cle Elum
College:Washington
NFL draft:1961 / round: 17 / pick: 228
AFL draft:1961 / round: 28 / pick: 224
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Interceptions:28
Interception yards:352
Fumble recoveries:7
Sacks:1
Defensive touchdowns:2
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Charles Richard Allen (September 7, 1939 – December 14, 2016) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker 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 for the Washington Huskies.

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Chuck Allen Field". Daily Record News. August 12, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  2. ^ Gehlken, Michael (December 15, 2016). "Chargers mourn loss of LB Chuck Allen". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "Memorial: Charles R. Allen". ptleader.com. December 21, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
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