George Allen

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American football coach human

George Allen was a Hall of Fame NFL head coach best known for transforming the Washington franchise into a perennial contender in the 1970s with his defense-first philosophy and veteran-heavy rosters.

Aliases (1)

George Allen Jr. ×1

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American football coach → human →
almaMater	Eastern Michigan University → University of Michigan (graduate studies) →
awardReceived	NFL Coach of the Year → UPI NFL Coach of the Year →
child	George Allen Jr. →
coachingRecordNFLPostseasonLosses	7 GENERATED →
coachingRecordNFLPostseasonWins	2 GENERATED →
coachingRecordNFLRegularSeasonLosses	47 GENERATED →
coachingRecordNFLRegularSeasonTies	5 GENERATED →
coachingRecordNFLRegularSeasonWins	116 GENERATED →
coachOf	Chicago Bears (assistant coach) → Chicago Cardinals (assistant coach) → Long Beach State 49ers football team → Los Angeles Rams → Morningside College → Washington Redskins → Whittier College →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1918-04-29 →
dateOfDeath	1990-12-31 →
endTime	1970 (head coach, Los Angeles Rams) → 1977 (head coach, Washington Redskins) →
era	1970s NFL →
familyName	Allen →
fullName	George Herbert Allen →
givenName	George →
hallOfFameInduction	2002 →
knownFor	defense-first coaching philosophy → transforming the Washington Redskins into a perennial contender in the 1970s → veteran-heavy rosters →
league	National Football League →
ledTeamTo	Super Bowl VII appearance with Washington Redskins →
memberOf	Pro Football Hall of Fame →
militaryService	United States Navy →
nickname	George Allen →
notableRelative	George Allen Jr., former U.S. Senator and Governor of Virginia →
occupation	American football coach → college football coach →
philosophy	emphasis on experienced veteran players over rookies → emphasis on special teams →
placeOfBirth	Detroit, Michigan, United States →
placeOfDeath	Palisades, New York, United States →
position	head coach of Washington Redskins →
seasonRecord	1972 Washington Redskins 11–3 regular season GENERATED →
slogan	The future is now →
startTime	1966 (head coach, Los Angeles Rams) → 1971 (head coach, Washington Redskins) →
winLossPercentageNFLRegularSeason	.712 GENERATED →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Allen ("George Allen Jr.") →	child
Super Bowl VII →	headCoachLosingTeam
George Allen →	nickname
Dallas Cowboys–Washington Commanders rivalry →	notableCoachTeam2
AP NFL Coach of the Year →	notableMultipleWinner