Lamar Allen
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| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 25, 1914 Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | May 16, 1989 (aged 74) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1946–1949 | Arkansas AM&N |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 17–19–5 |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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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 | |
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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 Pine Bluff Merrill High School, a segregated black school in 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]
Head coaching record[edit]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1946–1949) | |||||||||
| 1946 | Arkansas AM&N | 7–2–1 | 3–2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 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[edit]
- ^ "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". 12 April 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
- ^ "Buddy Allen Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
External links[edit]
- Career statistics and player information from Baseball Reference and Baseball-Reference Black Baseball Stats and Seamheads
- Buddy Allen at Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia
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