Overview

How did legendary football coach George Allen (1918-1990) consistently build winning teams at both the college and professional levels? This first full-length biography examines his applied philosophy of coaching through comprehensive coverage of his tenures at the collegiate level. His controversial relationships with team owners are detailed, along with his historic divorce from the Chicago Bears. The two most important plays of Allen's career are analyzed. Appendices provide a list of Allen's NFL trades, his key draft picks, a statistical breakdown of his NFL offenses and a comparison with other top coaches of his era.

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Author:   Lee Elder
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Weight:   0.363kg
ISBN:  

9781476675008

ISBN 10:   1476675007
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   31 January 2023
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

"Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Early Years  1. An Electrifying Moment  2. In the Beginning  3. Allen at Morningside  4. The Green Arrow at Whittier  5. An Introduction, a Car Wash and a Return  6. Divorce Chicago Style The NFL Years  7. The Turnaround: The 1966 Rams  8. Back to the Playoffs: The 1967 Rams  9. Out of the Playoffs and Into the Fire: The 1968 Rams 10. Out of the Fire and Into the Playoffs: The 1969 Rams 11. Lame Duck: The 1970 Rams 12. Ascension: The 1971 Redskins 13. Checking the Angle of the Sun: The 1972 Redskins 14. Chasing the Cowboys: The 1973 Redskins 15. ""Follow me to the Super Bowl!"": The 1974 Redskins 16. Chasing Dallas: The 1975 Redskins 17. Coping with Quarterbacks: The 1976 Redskins 18. A Contract Offer: The 1977 Redskins 19. Dumped, Hired, Fired Again The 1980s: Allen's Odyssey 20. Stranger in a Strange Land—Briefly 21. Blitzing and Wrangling with the USFL 22. Long Beach State Epilogue Appendix 1: Trades Appendix 2: Draft Selections Appendix 3: The Offensive Truth Appendix 4: Coaching Comparison Chapter Notes Bibliography Index"

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Lee Elder is the executive director of the Professional Football Researchers Association, a retired journalist and auto racing publicist and a 2010 inductee into the Imperial Valley High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame. He lives in Tallmadge, Ohio.

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