Buddy Allen
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Position: | Halfback | ||||||||||
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Born: | St. Louis, Missouri | July 11, 1937||||||||||
Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||
Weight: | 193 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||
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High school: | McClymonds (Oakland, California) | ||||||||||
College: | Utah State | ||||||||||
AFL Draft: | 1960 / Round: 1 Pick: First Selections (by the Boston Patriots) | ||||||||||
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Elihu "Buddy" Allen, Jr. (born July 11, 1937 in St. Louis, Missouri) is a former professional American football halfback in the American Football League. He played college football at Utah State University, and played professionally for the Denver Broncos in 1961. In 1962, Allen joined the Cleveland Bulldogs of the United Football League, where he became an All Star. In 1965, the team moved to Philadelphia and joined the Continental Football League. In 1966, the Philadelphia Bulldogs won the CFL title. In 1968, Allen joined the Pottstown Firebirds of the Atlantic Coast Football League, where he concluded his career. Allen was also a detective for the Philadelphia police department.
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- 1937 births
- Living people
- Players of American football from St. Louis
- American football halfbacks
- Utah State Aggies football players
- Denver Broncos (AFL) players
- Cleveland Bulldogs players
- United Football League (1961–1964) players
- Philadelphia Bulldogs players
- Atlantic Coast Football League players
- American police detectives
- American football running back, 1930s birth stubs