George Allen coached in the NFL from 1957 to 1977, spanning 20 seasons with 3 organizations. He served as head coach of the Washington Commanders and Los Angeles Rams. His roles included Defensive Assistant and Wide Receivers. He worked under George Halas and Sid Gillman. 10 of his former assistants went on to become NFL head coaches.

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Career Timeline

Career History

Year	Team	Role(s)
1977	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1976	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1975	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1974	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1973	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1972	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1971	Washington Redskins	Head Coach HC
1970	Los Angeles Rams	Head Coach HC
1969	Los Angeles Rams	Head Coach HC
1968	Los Angeles Rams	Head Coach HC
1967	Los Angeles Rams	Head Coach HC
1966	Los Angeles Rams	Head Coach HC
1965	Chicago Bears	Defensive Assistant under George Halas
1964	Chicago Bears	Defensive Assistant under George Halas
1963	Chicago Bears	Defensive Assistant under George Halas
1962	Chicago Bears	Defensive Assistant under George Halas
1961	Chicago Bears	Defensive Assistant under George Halas
1960	Chicago Bears	Defensive Assistant under George Halas
1959	Chicago Bears	Defensive Assistant under George Halas
1957	Los Angeles Rams	Wide Receivers under Sid Gillman

Worked Under (2)

Coach	Team	Years
George Halas	Chicago Bears	7
Sid Gillman	Los Angeles Rams	1

Protégés (10)

Coach	First HC Job	Year
Howard Schnellenberger	Baltimore Colts	1973
Mike McCormack	Philadelphia Eagles	1973
Ted Marchibroda	Baltimore Colts	1975
Marion Campbell	Atlanta Falcons	1975
Jack Pardee	Chicago Bears	1975
Jack Patera	Seattle Seahawks	1976
Dick Vermeil	Philadelphia Eagles	1976
Pete McCulley	San Francisco 49ers	1978
Marv Levy	Kansas City Chiefs	1978
Joe Walton	New York Jets	1983