Chuck Allen

Chuck Allen
Chuck Allen
Date of birth September 7, 1939 (1939-09-07) (age 72)
Place of birth Cle Elum, WA
Position(s) Linebacker
College Washington
AFL Draft 1961 / Round 28 / Pick 223
NFL Draft 1961 / Round 17 / Pick 228
(By the Los Angeles Rams)
Jersey Number 50
Career highlights
TSN All-AFL 1961
AFL All-Star 1961, 1963, 1964
Honors American Football League
Champion, 1963
Stats
Statistics
Teams
1961-1969
1970-1971
1972
AFL San Diego Chargers
NFL Pittsburgh Steelers
NFL Philadelphia Eagles

Charles Richard Allen (born September 7, 1939 in Cle Elum, Washington) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football player. He was a linebacker who played for the American Football League's San Diego Chargers, and the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers, and Philadelphia Eagles. He played in four AFL Championship games (1961, 1963, 1964, and 1965), and was a member of the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team. Allen was an All-AFL player in 1961, and an AFL Western Division All-Star in 1961, an All-AFL player in 1961, and an AFL Western Division All-Star in 1963 and 1964.

After football

Allen went on to serve as the Vice President of Football Operations for the Seattle Seahawks for about 15 years. The football stadium in Allen's hometown of Cle Elum is named in his honor: "Chuck Allen Field."[citation needed]

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