College Career
Copiah-Lincoln Junior College (1941-1942, 1946-1947)
• Lettered in football, basketball, baseball, track
• Voted Most Outstanding Athlete (’47)
Delta State (1947-1949)
• Lettered in football, basketball
• Quarterbacked team to 7-1-1 record (’48)
Coaching/Education Career
Jackson Public Schools (1949-1986)
• Central High School, teacher/coach (’49-’61)
• Enochs Junior High School, counselor (’61-’67)
• JPS athletic director (’67-’86)
• Voted Jackson’s Most Outstanding Coach and Athletic Director since 1949
• Mississippi’s Outstanding Athletic Director (‘73, ‘74)
• Organized Capital Bowl in Jackson (’71)
• Organized girls’ sports programs for JPS (’73, ‘74)
• Sportsmanship Award (’73, ‘74)
• Delta State Sports Hall of Fame (’75)
• Mississippi Coaches Hall of Fame (’82)
Did You Know?
One of Pop Allen’s proudest achievements was the 1976 construction of an all-weather track at Hughes Field in West Jackson for district, conference, regional, and state track meets.
