Allen was one of six of eight cross-country skiers sent to the 1972 Olympics who came from the Mackenzie Delta town of Inuvik, Northwest Territories.
[2] Roger was part of the Territorial Experimental Ski Training Program at Grollier Hall (Residential School).
[7] After retiring from his Olympic career, Allen is now an MLA for the Territorial government, and a cabinet minister.
He defeated future Commissioner Glenna Hansen to win the new Inuvik Twin Lakes electoral district.
Allen became mired in a scandal after he was found to be living in a residence outside of the Northwest Territories in Grimshaw, Alberta.