Carl Allison

Carl Allison (June 2, 1933 – December 3, 2013) was an American football player and coach of football and baseball. He was a four-year starter for coach Bud Wilkinson at the University of Oklahoma from 1951 to 1954, finishing his career as the team captain of the undefeated 1954 Oklahoma Sooners football team.[1] Allison was selected in the 22nd round of the 1955 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears.[2] Allison was the head football coach at Harding University in Searcy, Arkansas from 1959 to 1963, reinstating a program that hadn't competed since 1931.[3] He later became a preacher at White's Ferry Road Church of Christ in West Monroe, Louisiana.[4]

Carl Allison

Biographical details
Born	June 2, 1933 Krebs, Oklahoma
Died	December 3, 2013 (aged 80) West Monroe, Louisiana
Playing career
1951–1954	Oklahoma
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Football
1959–1963	Harding
Baseball
1960–1967	Harding
Head coaching record
Overall	13–26–3

Head coaching record

Football

Year	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Bowl/playoffs
Harding Bisons (Arkansas Intercollegiate Conference) (1959–1963)
1959	Harding	1–5	0–1
1960	Harding	1–5–3	1–5–2
1961	Harding	4–5	4–3
1962	Harding	6–3	4–3
1963	Harding	1–8	0–7
Harding:		13–26–3	9–19–2
Total:		13–26–3

References

1. Tramel, Berry (December 4, 2013). "Oklahoma football: 1950s four-year starter Carl Allison dies at age 80". newsOK.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
2. "1955 Chicago Bears". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2007. Retrieved July 16, 2020.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. "Former Harding Football Coach Carl Allison Passes Away". hardingsports.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.
4. Bobby, Ross Jr (December 4, 2013). "Carl Allison, longtime director of White's Ferry Road School of Preaching, dies at 80". christianchronicle.com. Retrieved January 3, 2018.