Robert Allen (born Alvah Charles Elliott; October 13, 1894 – December 18, 1975), also known as "Al Elliott", was a

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and professional

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player. Allen's baseball career spanned one season in both

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and minor league baseball. Allen played the

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position. Over his career, he played for the Class-A

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in the minor leagues and the

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in the majors. Allen has a major league career

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of .136 with three

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in 22

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. He played a total of nine games in the majors. In the minors, he batted .271 in 63 games. During his football career, he played the halfback position. He played with the

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in the

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from 1922 to 1924. He played at total of 28 games, starting in 23 of them. He scored a total of five

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s in his three-year career. He attended the

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for college.

Amateur career

Allen attended college at the

from 1914 to 1919.

Professional career

Baseball

Allen began to play

in 1919. He started his career with the

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Class-A

of the Eastern League. With the Senators, Allen batted .271 with 61

, seven doubles, 11

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and two

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s in 63

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. On defense, Allen played all 63 of hit games in the

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, committing two errors in 145

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. Allen made his debut in

on August 20, 1919, as a member of the

. He played six games with the Athletics that season, his lat coming on September 6. In nine games, Allen batted .136 with three runs, three hits, one double, three walks and seven

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. Allen played six games in the outfield, committing one error in nine chances. Allen would not play professional baseball after the 1919 season.

American football

He began his professional

career in 1922. In the football circuit, he was known as "ACE Elliott", derived from his birth name Alvah Charles Elliott. Elliott started his career with the

franchise

, who represented

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. In 1922, Elliott played in 11 games (nine starts) and scored two rushing

s. The next season, 1923, Elliott scored two receiving touchdowns in 10 games, eight starts. During his final season, 1924, Elliott scored one rushing touchdown and made one

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Personal

Alvah Charles Elliott was born on October 13, 1894, in

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. He died on December 18, 1975, in

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at the age of 81. He was buried at Bronswood Cemetery in

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