Forrest "Phog" Allen (November 8, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American collegiate basketball coach known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching". His basketball career got off to an auspicious start as a University of Kansas letterman under Dr. James Naismith, the inventor of basketball. November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... 1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... 1974 is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... Seal of The University of Kansas The University of Kansas (often referred to as KU) is an institution of higher learning located in Lawrence, Kansas. ... Doctor James Naismith, (November 6, 1861 - November 28, 1939) was the inventor of the sport of basketball and the first to introduce the use of a helmet in American football. ...

Born in Jamesport, Missouri, Allen coached at the University of Kansas, Baker University, Haskell Institute, and Warrensburg Teachers College. Jamesport is a city located in Daviess County, Missouri. ... Baker is a small university of less than 1000 students and is located in Baldwin City, Kansas. ... Haskell Indian Nations University is a four year degree granting university in Lawrence, Kansas which offers free tuition to members of registered Native American tribes in the United States. ... Central Missouri State University is a 4-year public institution offering a diverse range of academic concentrations. ...

His legacy is forever etched into Kansas basketball history. In 39 seasons at KU, Allen won an amazing 590 games, leading Kansas to the 1952 NCAA national championship. Allen was instrumental in founding the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) (http://nabc.collegesports.com/) and served as the organization's first president. See also: 1951 in sports, 1953 in sports and the list of years in sports. Auto Racing NASCAR Championship - Tim Flock AAA Racing: Troy Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 Chuck Stevenson won the season championship Formula One Championship - Italy 24 hours of Le Mans: Hermann Lang / Fritz Reiss won, driving... The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA, often said NC-Double-A) is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletics programs of many colleges and universities in the United States. ... The NCAA Mens Division I Basketball Championship is held each spring featuring 65 of the top college basketball teams in the United States. ...

His forceful, yet reasonable, disposition helped him become the driving force behind basketball becoming accepted as an official sport in the Olympics in 1936. Allen would later coach in the 1952 Summer Olympics, leading the United States to the gold medal in Helsinki, Finland. For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... The Games of the XI Olympiad were held in 1936 in Germany. ... The Games of the XV Olympiad were held in 1952 in Finland. ... Helsinki (pronounced with the stress on the first syllable in Finnish — think Helsin Ki), or Helsingfors in Swedish, is the capital of Finland. ...

He coached college basketball for 49 seasons and compiled a 771-233 record, retiring as the all-time winningest coach in collegiate basketball history. During his tenure at Kansas, Allen coached both Dean Smith and Adolph Rupp, two of the winningest coaches in men's college basketball history, and (as of 2003) the only two men's coaches to surpass his win total. Allen Fieldhouse, the basketball arena on the campus of the University of Kansas, is named in his honor. Dean Edwards Smith (born February 28, 1931 in Emporia, Kansas) was the head coach of the UNC Tar Heels mens basketball team from 1961 to 1997. ... Adolph Friedrich Rupp (September 2, 1901 _ December 10, 1977) was one of the greatest coaches in the history of American college basketball. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and also: The International Year of Freshwater The European Disability Year Events January January 1 - Luíz Inácio Lula Da Silva becomes the 37th President of Brazil. ... Allen Fieldhouse is an indoor arena at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, Kansas. ...

External links

• University of Kansas Men's Basketball (http://kuathletics.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/)
• Bio at Naismith Hall of Fame (http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/Allen.htm)