Francis Allen (coach)

Francis Allen was head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers men's gymnastics team from 1969 to 2009.

Those 40 years make him the longest-tenured head coach in the history of Nebraska Cornhuskers athletics.

After high school, he competed for the Husker's Men's Gymnastics team from 1960–1964, under Jack Geier.

[3] Right after graduating college, Allen was the assistant coach for the Husker Men's Gymnastics team.

[1] Nine of his gymnasts—Phil Cahoy, Kevin Davis, Trent Dimas, Larry Gerard, Jim Hartung, Scott Johnson, James Mikus, Tom Schlesinger, and Wes Suter—competed in the Olympics.

Allen also coached gymnast Trent Dimas who was a gold medal winner for horizontal bar in 1992.