[2][3] Allison signed to play for the Missouri Tigers in college, and he went on to be named on the All-Big Eight conference team three years in a row.
The Baltimore Colts of the National Football League selected Allison in the second round of the 1966 NFL draft with the 31st overall pick.
The Oakland Raiders of the American Football League also selected Allison in the seventh round of the 1966 AFL Draft with the 57th overall pick.
[7] He played one regular season game for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League in 1967.
Along with his second wife, Mary Ann (née Azar), he also managed the West End Galleries and the Clarksville Antique Mall.