Claude Allen (athlete)
Claude Arthur Allen (April 29, 1885 in Olean, New York – January 18, 1979 in Roselle, New Jersey) was an American track and field athlete who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics and a college basketball head coach. In 1904, Allen placed fifth in the pole vault competition. Allen coached the Niagara basketball team for the 1909–10 season and the St. John's basketball team for the 1910–11 season. Allen's St. John's team finished the season with a 14–0 record and was retroactively named the national champion by the Helms Athletic Foundation and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll. In his college years, he attended and competed for Syracuse University. References External links 1885 births 1979 deaths American male pole vaulters Athletes (track and field) at the 1904 Summer Olympics Niagara Purple Eagles athletic directors Niagara Purple Eagles men's basketball coaches Olympic track and field athletes for the United States St. John's Red Storm men's basketball coaches Syracuse Orange men's track and field athletes People from Olean, New York Sportspeople from New York (state)