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Phog Allen

American football and basketball coach (1885-1974) · United States · On the map · Athletes · Died at 88

Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen was an American basketball coach and physician. Known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching," he served as the head basketball coach at Baker University (1905-1908), the University of Kansas, Haskell Institute - now Haskell Indian Nations University (1908-1909), and Warrensburg Teachers...

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Kansas Jayhawks baseball1941-1942

Kansas Jayhawks football1920

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball1919-1956

Central Missouri Mules football1912-1917

Central Missouri Mules basketball1912-1919

Haskell Indian Nations Fighting Indians1908-1909

Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball1907-1909

Baker Wildcats1905-1908

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Known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching," he served as the head basketball coach at Baker University (1905-1908), the University of Kansas, Haskell Institute - now Haskell Indian Nations University (1908-1909), and Warrensburg Teachers College - now the University of Central Missouri (1912-1919), compiling a career college basketball head coaching record of 746-264. In his 39 seasons at the helm of the Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball program, his teams won 24 conference championships and three national titles.

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