Burton Gray Allen

Burton Gray Allen
Auburn Tigers
PositionGuard
Class1912
Personal information
Born:(1889-01-07)January 7, 1889
Demopolis, Alabama, US
Died:November 17, 1950(1950-11-17) (aged 61)
Career history
CollegeAuburn (1908–1911)
Career highlights and awards

Burton Gray "Scutt" Allen (January 7, 1889 – November 17, 1950) was a college football player and dog breeder.[1] He was a prominent guard for coach Mike Donahue's Auburn Tigers football teams of the Alabama Polytechnic Institute from 1908 to 1911.[2][3] Allen was selected All-Southern in 1910 by Dick Jemison and Bill Cunningham.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ "The Field Dog Stud Book". 1921.
  2. ^ "1911 Glomerata: Vol. 14". Archived from the original on May 19, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. ^ "Catalogue of the State Agricultural and Mechanical College of Alabama". 1912.
  4. ^ Dick Jemison (November 27, 1910). "Nine of the Football Stars Picked on Jemison's All Southern Eleven". Atlanta Constitution. p. 1. Retrieved March 9, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  5. ^ "An All-Southern Team From 1910 Football". Weekly Banner. December 2, 1910. p. 2. Retrieved March 5, 2015 – via Digital Library of Georgia. Open access icon