Chuck Allen

Chuck Allen
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Position: Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1939-09-07) September 7, 1939
Place of birth: Cle Elum, Washington
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight: 225 lb (102 kg)
Career information
College: Washington
NFL draft: 1961 / Round: 17 / Pick: 228
AFL draft: 1961 / Round: 28 / Pick: 223
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Charles Richard Allen (born September 7, 1939) is a former American collegiate and Professional Football player. He was a linebacker who played for the American Football League's San Diego Chargers, and the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers, and Philadelphia Eagles. He played in four AFL Championship games (1961, 1963, 1964, and 1965), and was a member of the Chargers' 1963 AFL Championship team. Allen was an All-AFL player in 1961, and an AFL Western Division All-Star in 1961, an All-AFL player in 1961, and an AFL Western Division All-Star in 1963 and 1964.

After football

Allen went on to serve as the Vice President of Football Operations for the Seattle Seahawks for about 15 years. The football stadium in Allen's hometown of Cle Elum is named in his honor: "Chuck Allen Field."

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