A native of Wilmington, NC, Dr. Allen, as a student at UNC Chapel Hill, scored the Tar Heels’ first-ever goal in collegiate soccer. He was UNC’s men’s head soccer coach and coached the Tar Heels for 28 seasons (1947-50, 1953-76) with career coaching record of 174-81-23. He served as President of the National Soccer Coaches of America (1962) and was inducted into the NSCAA Hall of Fame in 1998. Died in 1996 and was inducted into the N.C. Soccer Hall of Fame posthumously.

Dr. Allen's HOF Induction Bio