George Herbert Allen (April 29, 1918 – December 31, 1990) was an American football coach. He served as the head coach for two teams in the National Football League (NFL), the Los Angeles Rams from 1966 to 1970 and the Washington Redskins from 1971 to 1977.

George Felix Allen (born March 8, 1952) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party , he served as the 67th governor of Virginia from 1994 to 1998 and as a United States senator from Virginia from 2001 to 2007.

Dec 31, 1990 · George Allen. George Herbert Allen Born: April 29, 1918 in Grosse Point Woods, MI. Died: December 31, 1990 in Rancho Palos Verdes, CA. College: Michigan. Hall of Fame: Inducted as Coach in 2002 . As Exec: 7 Yrs (Full Record) More bio, uniform, draft info

George Allen was a Hall of Fame head coach who spent seven seasons with the Washington Redskins from 1971 to 1977. This is his story.

In 12 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams from 1966 through 1970 and the Washington Redskins from 1971 through 1977, George Allen compiled a 116-47-5 regular season record as a head coach. A native of Detroit, Michigan, Allen had the reputation of being a coach who could transform perpetual losing teams into winners.

Jan 1, 1991 · Allen, a physical fitness buff who never fulfilled his elusive dream of building a national fitness academy, died of natural causes at his Palos Verdes Estates home. He was 72.

Dec 27, 2024 · George Allen (born April 29, 1922, Detroit, Mich., U.S.—died Dec. 31, 1990, Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.) was an American professional football coach. Allen attended Alma College (Michigan) and Marquette University (Wisconsin) and received an M.S. from the University of Michigan (1947).

Jan 1, 1991 · George Allen, a hard-driving, slightly eccentric football coach who had a knack for making winners out of losing teams, died today at age 72.

Mar 15, 2012 · George Allen, the hyperthymic creative extrovert, understood emotion. Maybe that was his greatest bequest to the Washington Redskins, and to the people of the nation's capital.

George Allen had arrived in the nation’s capital prior to the 1971 season and he made the Washington Redskins a winner. The next five seasons saw Allen go 58-25-1, make the playoffs four times (at a time when only one wild-card per conference qualified) and reach the …