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Phog Allen
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Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen, (November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was the second basketball coach of the University of Kansas Men's Basketball team and was known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching." His basketball career got off to an auspicious start as a University of Kansas player under James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.
Born in Jamesport, Missouri, Allen coached at the University of Kansas, Baker University, Haskell Indian Nations University, and University of Central Missouri, then known as Warrensburg Teachers College.
Allen’s career in athletics began as a student at the University of Kansas in 1904, where he lettered three years in basketball under James Naismith's coaching, and two years in baseball. At Kansas he was also a member of Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity. Allen launched his coaching career at Kansas in 1907, but took a hiatus after graduating in 1909 to study osteopathic medicine. Known as "Doc" to his players and students, he was reputed to be a colorful figure on the University of Kansas campus, coaching all sports and becoming known for his osteopathic manipulation techniques for ailing athletes. Allen was a legend in the field of treatment of athletic injuries and benefited a long list of high-profile performers. He also had a successful private osteopathic practice, and many he treated, the famous and otherwise, contend he had a "magic touch" for such ailments as bad backs, knees and ankles. He said he applied the same treatments to "civilians" as he did to his athletes.
His forceful, yet reasonable, disposition helped him become the driving force behind basketball becoming accepted as an official sport in the Olympic Games in 1936. Allen would later coach in the 1952 Summer Olympics, leading the United States to the gold medal in Helsinki, Finland.
He coached college basketball for 49 seasons, and compiled a 771-233 record, retiring as the all-time best record coach in college basketball history at the time.[1] During his tenure at Kansas, Allen coached both Dean Smith and Adolph Rupp, two of the best coaches in men's college basketball history, and as of 2006, the only two coaches to surpass his win total, the other two being Bobby Knight and Eddie Sutton. He even coached former United States Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole. Allen Fieldhouse, the basketball arena on the campus of the University of Kansas, is named in his honor. He was enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959.
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Phog Allen (November 18, 1885 - September 16, 1974) Introduction Dr. Forrest C. “Phog” Allen is best known as one of the most prestigious basketball coaches not only to the University of Kansas, but to college basketball nationwide. With the Jayhawks all-star coaching history, Allen is among the finest in great company, next to Dr. James Naismith and Ted Owens. Not only is he known for being the winningest coach in Kansas history, he is also accredited with being the “Father of Basketball Coaching,” having coached and mentored Dean Smith, Adolph Rupp, Dutch Longborg, and Ralph Miller, all of whom went on to become future Hall of Fame coaches (http://nabc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041007aag.html).
Early Life Allen was born in Jamesport, Missouri on November 18, 1885. He grew up playing any sport he could including basketball (after being invented in 1891 by his future coach, James Naismith.) Growing up, Allen had five other sibling brothers who also played basketball. The Dictionary Missouri Encyclopedia says that together, they were known as the “Allen Brothers Basketball Team.” When he attended Independence high school, he was actively involved in every athletic club the school had to offer because he was equally talented in the other sports he played. Allen attended the University of Kansas from 1904 to 1909 where he lettered in basketball for three years (1905, 1906, 1907) and baseball for two (1906 and 1907). He graduated in 1909 with a degree in osteopathic medicine. While receiving his graduate degree (1907-1909), he was the head coach at Baker University, The Haskell Institute and the University of Kansas. Also during his college tenure, he married Bessie E. Milton and started a family that would soon consisted of two sons and two daughters. For the next four years of his life, Allen took a break from coaching and studied more in depth osteopathic medicine.
Coaching Career At the University of Kansas Returning to the University of Kansas in 1919, Allen replaced William O. Hamilton as the head basketball coach. He also temporarily coached the Jayhawk football team for a single season where he had a record of 5-2. During the 1919-1920 basketball season, he achieved a record of 11-7. Within three years, he was able to lead the team to back to back Helms National championships (the highest honor before the NCAA tournament was created). Allen’s teams, for the next 40 years, consisted of the same ideals; they played textbook basketball and dominated by mastering the fundamental techniques (http://www.kusports.com/basketball/ history/traditions/phog_2.html). Dr. Allen obtained the nick name “Phog” from his ‘foghorn’ voice during practices and games. The culmination of his career was defined when he picked up an NCAA Tournament National Championship during the 1951-1952 season, having become the oldest coach to ever clinch the title. In his final season, from 1955 to 1956, the Jayhawks went 14-9. Allen concluded his career at Kansas with an overall record of 771 wins and 223 losses (http://www.rockchalk.com/seasons/coaches.sht). This established him as the winningest coach in college basketball history until Adolph Rupp, a former player of his, broke the record winning 876 basketball games and five national championships while coaching at the University of Kentucky. Allen still holds the title of the winningest coach in Kansas’ basketball history.
Other Accomplishments Along with a reputable coaching background, Allen is also credited with what is thought to be his most cherished accomplishment. In 1936, basketball officially became apart of the Olympics. The American invented sport was added to the games after about ten years of Dr. Allen persuading Olympic officials to finally add it (http://www.kansan.com/stories/2008/ feb/15/house_horrors/.) Along with the implementing this, Allen became renowned globally and his books started being read by coaches around the world. In 1952, he was asked to be apart of the U.S. Team’s coaching staff in Helsinki, Finland where they, in fact, went on to win the Gold Medal . After a lifetime of dedicating his life to basketball, it is no surprise that Allen went on to be one of the founders, and the first president of, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (http://nabc.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/041007aag.html). On the NABC website, Phog he was recognized twice for being “Coach of the Year” and once for being “Basketball Man of the Year.” He was not only accredited for the aid in founding the NABC, but he was also a large part in the development of the NCAA basketball tournament in 1939. Other awards that acknowledged and honored Allen’s achievements are induction into the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame, the Kansas Centennial Hall of Fame, the Official Basketball Hall of Fame and the Naismith Hall of Fame (http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-phog-allen.html.)
The Allen Fieldhouse The University of Kansas is undoubtedly proud to have been able to play a tremendous role Phog Allen’s career. In “The House that Phog Built: Fifty years of Allen Fieldhouse,” it was confirmed when ground was first broke in 1951 to develop a new basketball gymnasium for the Jayhawks to play in. Upon completion, there was a debate among the community on what to call this 344 feet by 254 feet, two and a half million dollar project. The final two names came down to Dr. James Naismith and Dr. Forrest C. “Phog” Allen. The Kansas’ Board of Regents had no choice but to go against their policy of naming any building after a living person when the University Daily Kansan put out a poll that r esulted in a 924-10 vote in favor of naming it after Allen. The Allen Fieldhouse is still seen today as the “house that Phog built” (According to the University Daily Kansan 2/15/08). Although opponents of the Jayhawks are warned to “Beware of the Phog” upon entrance, they still view the experience as a privilege. According to Jim Caple of ESPN magazine in the article “Journey to the Heart of the Hoop”, to play in such a landmark place in the basketball world as remarkable as the Allen Fieldhouse and to hear the taunting “Rock, Chalk, Jayhawk” chant towards the conclusion of the game is an indescribable experience.
The Phog Lives On “The game and the sport that it brings is the thing that makes it all worthwhile, not the winning.” -Dr. “Phog” Allen Dr. “Phog” Allen has established the men’s Kansas Basketball Program as one of the most distinguished and defined programs in the nation. His influence upon the athletes he taught carries over to today when talking about other powerhouse basketball programs. From the University of North Carolina, to Duke, to Kentucky; their great coaches and seasons all trace back to this man. The most popular sports station, ESPN, has even recognized this program as “the most celebrated program of which nobody can touch.”
