Duane Allen (American football)
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| Position: | Tight end | ||||||||
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| Born: | October 21, 1937 Alhambra, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Died: | May 7, 2003 (aged 65) Pasadena, California | ||||||||
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| College: | Santa Ana College | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1961 / round: 9 / pick: 116 | ||||||||
| AFL draft: | 1962 / round: 33 / pick: 258 | ||||||||
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Duane Douglas Allen (October 21, 1937 – May 7, 2003) was a professional American football tight end in the National Football League. He was the Santa Ana College's Athlete of the Year and the Eastern Conference Lineman of the Year. He was drafted in 1961 by the Los Angeles Rams in the ninth round of the NFL draft.[1] He spent seven years in the NFL playing for the Los Angeles Rams (1961–64), Baltimore Colts (1965-66) and Chicago Bears (1967).[2]. He appeared in the 1975 Dino Di Laurentiis movie, "Mandingo" as. He was born in Alhambra, California in 1937. He died at Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena after having suffered a stroke on April 11, 2003.[3]
References
- ^ Writer, From a Times Staff (May 9, 2003). "Duane Allen, 65; NFL Player for Rams in '60s". Los Angeles Times. ISSN 0458-3035. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ "Duane Allen". Santa Ana. Retrieved March 25, 2018.
- ^ Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2003: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. October 24, 2008. ISBN 9780786452088.
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