Editing Phog Allen (section)

==Coaching career==
===Basketball===
Allen coached at [[William Chrisman High School]] (then known as Independence High School) in [[Independence, Missouri]], the [[University of Kansas]], [[Baker University]], [[Haskell Indian Nations University|Haskell Institute]], and [[University of Central Missouri|Warrensburg Teachers College]] in [[Warrensburg, Missouri]].

Allen launched his coaching career at his [[alma mater]] in 1907, but took a hiatus after graduating in 1909 to study [[Osteopathic medicine in the United States|osteopathic medicine]] at [[Central College of Osteopathy]] in Kansas City, Missouri. Known as “Doc” to his players and students, he was reputed to be a colorful figure on the [[University of Kansas]] campus, coaching all sports and becoming known for his [[Osteopathic manipulative medicine|osteopathic manipulation techniques]] for ailing [[Sportsperson|athletes]].

Allen was a legend in the field of treatment of athletic injuries and benefited a long list of high-profile performers. He also had a successful private osteopathic practice, and many he treated, the famous and otherwise, contended he had a "magic touch" for such ailments as bad backs, knees and ankles. He said he applied the same treatments to "civilians" as he did to his athletes.

His forceful, yet reasonable, disposition helped him become the driving force behind the acceptance of [[Basketball at the Summer Olympics|basketball as an official Olympic sport]] at the [[Basketball at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936 Summer Olympic Games]]. Allen later worked as an assistant coach in the [[Basketball at the 1952 Summer Olympics|1952 Summer Olympics]],<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20150226121735/http://www.usab.com/history/national-team-mens/games-of-the-xvth-olympiad-1952.aspx Games of the XVth Olympiad -- 1952.]</ref> helping to lead the [[United States men's national basketball team|United States]] to the [[gold medal]] in [[Helsinki]], Finland.

He coached college basketball for 50 seasons, and compiled a 746–264 record, retiring with the all-time record for most coaching wins in [[college basketball]] history at the time. During his tenure at Kansas, Allen coached [[Dutch Lonborg]], [[Adolph Rupp]], [[Ralph Miller]] and [[Dean Smith]], all future [[Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] coaches. During the summers of 1930, 1931, and 1932, he directed the prestigious basketball coaching program at [[Springfield College]] in Massachusetts, the birthplace of basketball. While at Springfield College, Allen developed a close friendship with his assistant, [[Lee Patton]], who later became a legendary basketball coach at [https://wvusports.com/sports/mens-basketball West Virginia University]. He also coached [[John Bunn (basketball)|John Bunn]], who is a member of the Hall of Fame and did go on to coach at [[Stanford Cardinal men's basketball|Stanford]], but he is honored as a contributor to the game of basketball.{{Citation needed|date=September 2022}} 

Additional former players that make up Allen's [[coaching tree]] who coached at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|collegiate level]] but are not enshrined in the Hall of Fame include [[Frosty Cox]], [[George E. Rody]], [[Andrew McDonald (coach)|Andrew McDonald]], [[Charlie T. Black]], [[Howard Engleman]] and his replacement upon retirement [[Dick Harp]]. Among the Hall of Fame players he coached were [[Paul Endacott]], [[Skinny Johnson|Bill Johnson]], and [[Clyde Lovellette]]. He also recruited [[Wilt Chamberlain]] to Kansas, and even coached former [[United States Senate Majority Leader]] [[Bob Dole]]. [[Allen Fieldhouse]], the basketball arena on the campus of the University of Kansas, is named in his honor. A banner that hangs in the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse reads: "Pay heed all who enter, beware of the Phog." He was enshrined as part of the inaugural class in the [[Basketball Hall of Fame]] in 1959.

Allen also created the [[National Association of Basketball Coaches]], which went on to create the NCAA tournament.<ref>[http://nabc.cstv.com/about/about-history-keydates.html Key Dates in NABC History] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081026084538/http://nabc.cstv.com/about/about-history-keydates.html |date=October 26, 2008 }}</ref>

===Football===
====Warrensburg====
Allen coached the football team at Warrensburg Teacher's College, now known as [[University of Central Missouri]]. At Warrensburg, he coached for six seasons. The team won their conference title each of his first four seasons as coach. He left after the 1917 and focused on his basketball coaching duties. He finished his time at the school with a 29–17–2 record.

====Kansas====
Allen was hired as the coach for the [[Kansas Jayhawks football|Jayhawks football team]] in 1920. The Jayhawks began the season 5–0, including a 14–0 victory over rival Kansas State. Kansas would lose 2 of their last 3 games and tie the other game to finish the season 5–2–1. They finished 3rd in the MVIAA. Allen resigned at the conclusion of the season to focus on his duties as the men's basketball coach, coaching only one season for the football program.