Lynn D. Allen (February 27, 1891 – May 31, 1958) was an American football player and politician. He played

college football College football (french: Football universitaire) refers to gridiron football played by teams of student athletes. It was through college football play that American football rules first gained popularity in the United States. Unlike most ...

for the University of Detroit and professional football for the Detroit Heralds. He also served as the Oakland County Clerk from 1932 until his death in 1958. Allen was born in 1891 in Birmingham, Michigan, on a farm near Telegraph and Maple Roads. He began high school in Birmingham but transferred to Detroit Central High School as a sophomore, becoming a football star there. He then enrolled at the University of Detroit where he played for the

1917 Detroit Tigers football team The 1917 Detroit Tigers football team represented the University of Detroit in the 1917 college football season. The team compiled an 8–1 record, shut out five opponents, and outscored all opponents by a combined total of 389 to 34. The team o ...

that compiled an 8–1 record. He was rated as "one of the greatest halfbacks in University of Detroit football history." He enlisted in the Navy in 1918 during World War I. He also played professional football for the 1920 Detroit Heralds. He appeared in two games for the Heralds. He lost a hand in a hunting accident in 1921. Allen was elected as a Republican as the Oakland County Clerk in 1932. He was then reelected 12 more times. He died of heart failure in Grayling, Michigan, over the Memorial Day weekend in 1958.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Lynn 1891 births 1958 deaths Players of American football from Oakland County, Michigan American football running backs Detroit Titans football players Detroit Heralds players People from Birmingham, Michigan