Lynn Allen
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Birmingham, Michigan, U.S.
Grayling, Michigan, U.S.
.jpg) Lynn Allen, 1932 | |
| Profile | |
|---|---|
| Position | Halfback |
| Personal information | |
| Born | February 27, 1891 Birmingham, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | May 31, 1958 (aged 67) Grayling, Michigan, U.S. |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 170 lb (77 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school | Central (Detroit) |
| College | Detroit (1917) |
| Career history | |
| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Lynn D. Allen (February 27, 1891 – May 31, 1958) was an American football player and politician. He played college football for the University of Detroit and professional football for the Detroit Heralds. He also served as the Oakland County Clerk from 1932 until his death in 1958.
Allen was born in 1891 in Birmingham, Michigan, on a farm near Telegraph and Maple Roads. He began high school in Birmingham but transferred to Detroit Central High School as a sophomore, becoming a football star there.[1] He then enrolled at the University of Detroit where he played for the 1917 Detroit Tigers football team that compiled an 8–1 record.[2] He was rated as "one of the greatest halfbacks in University of Detroit football history."[3] He enlisted in the Navy in 1918 during World War I.[3]