Phog Allen

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_Kansas
gptkbp:birthDate 1885-11-18
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Jamesport,_Missouri,_United_States
gptkbp:children gptkb:Bobby_Allen
gptkb:Forrest_Allen_Jr.
gptkb:Mit_Allen
gptkbp:coach gptkb:University_of_Kansas
gptkb:baseball
gptkb:basketball
gptkb:football
gptkb:Baker_University
gptkb:Haskell_Institute
gptkb:Kansas_Jayhawks_men's_basketball
gptkb:Warrensburg_Teachers_College
1907–1909
1919–1956
gptkbp:coachedTeamToChampionship gptkb:1952_NCAA_Men's_Basketball_Championship
gptkbp:deathDate 1974-09-16
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Lawrence,_Kansas,_United_States
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Forrest_Clare_Allen
gptkbp:hallOfFame College Basketball Hall of Fame
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Phog Allen
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:Naismith_Memorial_Basketball_Hall_of_Fame
1959
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy for basketball as an Olympic sport
contributions to basketball coaching
gptkbp:legacy Allen Fieldhouse named in his honor
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Phog
nickname 'Phog' derived from his foghorn-like voice
gptkbp:notableAchievement coached 39 seasons at Kansas
helped basketball become an Olympic sport
helped establish NCAA basketball tournament
longest-tenured coach in Kansas basketball history
over 700 career coaching wins
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Adolph_Rupp
gptkb:Dean_Smith
gptkb:Ralph_Miller
gptkb:Dutch_Lonborg
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:basketball_player
gptkb:basketball_coach
gptkbp:playedFor gptkb:Kansas_Jayhawks_men's_basketball
gptkbp:sportsHallOfFameInductionYear 2006
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Bessie_E._Milton
gptkbp:teacherOf gptkb:James_Naismith
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kansas_Jayhawks
gptkb:Missouri_Sports_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5