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    Chuck Allen

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    Chuck Allen
    No. 50, 58, 54
    Position:Linebacker
    Personal information
    Born:(1939-09-07)September 7, 1939
    Cle Elum, Washington, U.S.
    Died:December 14, 2016(2016-12-14) (aged 77)
    Issaquah, Washington, U.S.
    Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
    Weight:225 lb (102 kg)
    Career information
    High school:Cle Elum
    College:Washington
    NFL Draft:1961 / Round: 17 / Pick: 228
    AFL Draft:1961 / Round: 28 / Pick: 224
    Career history
    • San Diego Chargers (1961–1969)
    • Pittsburgh Steelers (1970–1971)
    • Philadelphia Eagles (1972)
    Career highlights and awards
    • AFL champion (1963)
    • Second-team All-AFL (1962)
    • 2× AFL All-Star (1963, 1964)
    • Los Angeles Chargers Hall of Fame
    • San Diego Chargers 50th Anniversary Team
    Career NFL statistics
    Interceptions:28
    Interception yards:352
    Fumble recoveries:7
    Sacks:1
    Defensive touchdowns:2
    Player stats at NFL.com · PFR

    Charles Richard Allen (September 7, 1939 – December 14, 2016) was an American professional football linebacker who played in the American Football League (AFL) with the San Diego Chargers, and later the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles. He played in four AFL Championship games (1961, 1963–1965), and was a member of the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team. Allen was an All-AFL player in 1962, and an AFL All-Star in 1963 and 1964. He played college football at Washington.

    After football[edit]

    Allen went on to serve as the Vice President of Football Operations for the Seattle Seahawks for 20 years. The high school football stadium of Cle Elum Roslyn High School in Allen's hometown of Cle Elum, Washington is named in his honor: "Chuck Allen Field."[1]

    He died on December 14, 2016 at home.[2][3]

    See also[edit]

    • List of American Football League players

    References[edit]

    1. ^ "Chuck Allen Field". Daily Record News. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2017-02-09.
    2. ^ Gehlken, Michael (2016-12-15). "Chargers mourn loss of LB Chuck Allen". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 2016-12-15.
    3. ^ "Memorial: Charles R. Allen". ptleader.com. 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2017-02-09.


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