Editing Phog Allen (section)

==Playing career==
Allen began classes at the [[University of Kansas]] in 1904, where he [[Varsity letter|lettered]] three years in basketball under James Naismith's coaching, and two years in [[baseball]]. Unlike his time as a coach, the Jayhawks struggled on the court. In his three seasons as a player, the team only had one winning season. He was a player for the team for the Jayhawks' first games in their rivalries against [[Sunflower Showdown|Kansas State]] and [[Border War (Kansas–Missouri rivalry)|Missouri]]. In 1905 he also played for the [[Kansas City Athletic Club]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kHVGigFqcNkC&dq=%22Kansas+City+Athletic+Club%22&pg=PA6 The Golden Age of Amateur Basketball: The AAU Tournament - Adolph H. Grundman (Author) - 1921-1968 - Bison Books (October 1, 2004)] {{ISBN|0-8032-7117-4}}</ref> At Kansas, he was a member of [[Phi Kappa Psi]] [[Fraternities and sororities|Fraternity]].