Lamar Allen

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]

Lamar Allen
Biographical details
Born(1914-11-25)November 25, 1914
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, U.S.
DiedMay 16, 1989(1989-05-16) (aged 74)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1946–1949Arkansas AM&N
Head coaching record
Overall17–19–5
Accomplishments and honors
Awards

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

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

Year Team Overall ConferenceStanding Bowl/playoffs
Arkansas AM&N Golden Lions (Southwestern Athletic Conference) (1946–1949)
1946 Arkansas AM&N 7–2–13–2–13rd
1947 Arkansas AM&N 2–7–10–6–18th
1948 Arkansas AM&N 4–5–12–56th
1949 Arkansas AM&N 4–5–21–4–26th
Arkansas AM&N: 17–19–56–17–4
Total:17–19–5

References

  1. "Arkansas Baseball Encyclopedia | Buddy Allen".
  2. Riley, James A. (1994). The Biographical Encyclopedia of the Negro Baseball Leagues. New York: Carroll & Graf. ISBN 0-7867-0959-6.
  3. DeLassus, David. "Arkansas-Pine Bluff Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  4. "Arkansas's "White" Newspaper Chose All-Star Teams for State's All-Black Schools". 12 April 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  5. "Buddy Allen Seamheads Profile". seamheads.com. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
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