George Allen (American football coach)

George Herbert Allen 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. Allen led his teams to winning records in all 12 of his seasons as an NFL head coach, compiling an overall regular-season record of 116–47–5. Seven of his teams qualified for the NFL playoffs, including the 1972 Washington Redskins, who reached Super Bowl VII, losing to Don Shula's Miami Dolphins. Allen made a brief return as head coach of the Rams in 1978, but was fired before the regular season commenced.

29 April 1918

Born on the same birth day (29 April): Alexander II of Russia • Bre Blair • Daniel Day-Lewis • Dick Chrysler • Dmitry Zaikin • Edith Brown Clement • Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa • Fred Zinnemann • George McCartney (footballer) • Harold Urey • Katherine Langford • Kirby Cote • Mallory Swanson • Otis Rush • Paul Adelstein • Peter Sculthorpe • Robert J. Sawyer • Sara Errani • Taoufik Makhloufi • Toots Thielemans

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