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Bob Allen / Al Elliott
Personal information
Height:	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:	175 lb (79 kg)
Career information
College:	Wisconsin
Position:	Halfback
Career history
	Racine Legion (1922–1924);
Career NFL statistics
Rushing TD's:
Rushing TD's:	3
Receiving TD's:	2

Bob Allen
Bob Allen
	Center fielder
	Born: Alvah Charles Elliott; October 13, 1894; Muscoda, Wisconsin
	Died: December 18, 1975 (aged 81); Naperville, Illinois
	Batted: Right Threw: Right
MLB debut
	August 20, 1919, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Last MLB appearance
	September 6, 1919, for the Philadelphia Athletics
Career statistics
Batting average	.136
Hits	3
Runs	3
	Stats at Baseball Reference
Teams
	Philadelphia Athletics (1919);

Robert Allen (born Alvah Charles Elliott; October 13, 1894 – December 18, 1975), also known as "Al Elliott", was a professional baseball and professional American football player. Allen's baseball career spanned one season in both Major League Baseball and minor league baseball. Allen played the center field position. Over his career, he played for the Class-A Hartford Senators in the minor leagues and the Philadelphia Athletics in the majors. Allen has a major league career batting average of .136 with three hits in 22 at-bats. He played a total of nine games in the majors. In the minors, he batted .271 in 63 games.

During his football career, he played the halfback position. He played with the Racine Legion in the National Football League from 1922 to 1924. He played at total of 28 games, starting in 23 of them. He scored a total of five touchdowns in his three-year career. He attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison for college.

Amateur career

Allen attended college at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from 1914 to 1919.^[1]

Professional career

Baseball

Allen began to play professional baseball in 1919. He started his career with the minor league Class-A Hartford Senators of the Eastern League. With the Senators, Allen batted .271 with 61 hits, seven doubles, 11 triples and two home runs in 63 games played. On defense, Allen played all 63 of hit games in the outfield, committing two errors in 145 total chances.

Allen made his debut in Major League Baseball on August 20, 1919, as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics. He played six games with the Athletics that season, his lat coming on September 6. In nine games, Allen batted .136 with three runs, three hits, one double, three walks and seven strikeouts. Allen played six games in the outfield, committing one error in nine chances. Allen would not play professional baseball after the 1919 season.

American football

He began his professional American football career in 1922. In the football circuit, he was known as "ACE Elliott", derived from his birth name Alvah Charles Elliott. Elliott started his career with the National Football League franchise Racine Legion, who represented Racine, Wisconsin. In 1922, Elliott played in 11 games (nine starts) and scored two rushing touchdowns. The next season, 1923, Elliott scored two receiving touchdowns in 10 games, eight starts. During his final season, 1924, Elliott scored one rushing touchdown and made one field goal.

Personal

Alvah Charles Elliott was born on October 13, 1894, in Muscoda, Wisconsin. He died on December 18, 1975, in Naperville, Illinois at the age of 81. He was buried at Bronswood Cemetery in Oak Brook, Illinois.

References

General references

"Bob Allen Statistics and History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
"Bob Allen Minor League Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 19, 2010.
"Al Elliott Pro Football Stats". Pro Football-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved August 19, 2010.

Inline citations

^ "University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers (Madison, WI)". Baseball-Reference. Sports Reference, LLC. Archived from the original on September 26, 2011. Retrieved August 19, 2010.