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Allen, Forrest C., 1885-1974

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Personal name headingAllen, Forrest C., 1885-1974
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Variant(s)Allen, Phog
Allen, Forrest Claire, 1885-
Associated placeIndependence (Mo.)
Birth date1885-11-18
Death date1974-09-16
Place of birthJamesport (Mo.)
Place of deathLawrence (Kan.)
Field of activityBasketball Medicine
AffiliationUniversity of Kansas Baker University Haskell Institute
Profession or occupationBasketball coach Osteopathic physician
Found inHis My basket-ball bible ... 1924 : t.p. (by Forrest C. Allen)
Find-a-Grave website, Mar. 18, 2013, last viewed February 24, 2017 (Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen ; born: Nov. 18, 1885, Jamesport, Missouri ; died: Sep. 16, 1974, Lawrence, Kansas ; Hall of Fame College Basketball Coach ; a coach at University of Kansas, Baker University, and Haskell Institute)
HoopZone website, Mar. 18, 2013 (DR. FORREST C. "PHOG" ALLEN ; Phog was born in 1885 in Jamesport, Missouri ; grew up in Independence ; 1905 he joined the Kansas City Athletic Club ; succeeded Naismith as KU's second coach in his senior year in 1907-08 at KU ; After coaching KU for two years, Allen took a hiatus for three years to study osteopathic medicine at the Kansas College of Osteopathy, gaining the skill he became famous for in the treatment of athletic injuries ; returned to coaching in 1912, to coach all sports at Warrensburg Teachers College (now Central Missouri State), from 1912-13 through the 1919 season ; become Kansas' Athletic Director in 1919 as well as football coach ; the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) was formed and Allen served as its first president ; He was also instrumental in the creation of the NCAA tournament established in 1939)
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