A photograph of Archie P. Allen and Edward R. Bilik, both prestigious head coaches of Springfield College athletic teams, shaking hands. Bilik is standing with a flower in his lapel and Allen is sitting and pointing to Bilik. There are people milling behind them or sitting at tables. According to the writing on the back of the photograph, the photograph was taken at the Roast for Edward R. Bilik in 1999.
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Archie P. Allen (March 18, 1913 – November 1, 2006) coached baseball at Springfield College from 1948 to 1978. He is one of the best-known coaches in the college's history and was selected to the Springfield College Athletic Hall of Fame’s first class in 1972. Allen was the head coach for three of the four times that the school’s baseball team reached the College World Series. He coached the U.S. Pan American team, was president of the College Baseball Coaches Association, and was commissioner of the Cape Cod Baseball League. Allen also published four books on baseball strategy. Edward R. Bilik began teaching physical education at Springfield College in 1959. He earned his BS and MS at Springfield College (1957, 1962) and his Ed.D. at the University of Oregon (1966). Bilik was head basketball coach at Springfield College from 1966 to 1986, during which he compiled an outstanding 322-196 overall record for a.622 winning percentage. He then became director of athletics at Springfield College, where he worked until his retirement in 1999. In 2011, the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) awarded him the prestigious Metropolitan Award.
