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Phog Allen. Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen, D.O. (November 18, 1885 – September 16, 1974) was an American basketball coach and physician. Known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching," [1] he served as the head basketball coach at Baker University (1905–1908), the University of Kansas (1907–1909, 1919–1956), Haskell Institute—now Haskell ...
Phog Allen (born Nov. 15, 1885, Jamesport, Mo., U.S.—died Sept. 16, 1974, Lawrence, Kan.) was an American college basketball coach who is regarded as the first great basketball coach. He was also instrumental in making basketball an Olympic sport.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Forrest C. “Phog” Allen, whose foghorn voice earned him his nickname, was a masterful, outspoken basketball coach, so dedicated to the sport that he won the honorary title “Mr. Basketball.” He found a game in a gymnasium and almost single-handedly made it an international sport.
Phog Allen was the first great college basketball coach and a pioneer of the game. He learned from James Naismith, won multiple championships, and coached in the Olympics.
There were many early attempts at coaching in basketball, even the games inventor was coaching, but the most impactful early coaching advocate was Forrest "Phog" Allen. Allen was a multi-sport star athlete – who was mentored by Naismith at the University of Kansas.
Learn about the life and achievements of Forrest "Phog" Allen, a basketball coach and player who played a key role in the invention and promotion of the game. He coached Kansas University, the Olympic team, and the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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ALLEN, Forrest Clare ("Phog") ( b. 18 November 1885 in Jamesport, Missouri; d. 16 September 1974 in Lawrence, Kansas), noted college basketball coach at the University of Kansas from 1908 to 1909 and from 1920 to 1956 who was elected to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1959.
