He served as the head football coach at the University of Maine in 1941 and from 1946 to 1948, tallying a mark of 15–11–2.

Allen was born in Oldtown, Kentucky and attended high school in Ashland.

[1] After retiring from coaching, Allen worked as a salesman of materials used in steel production.

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