Archie Allen's AACBC Hall of Fame Award (January 7, 1973)

Item Information

Title:
Archie Allen's AACBC Hall of Fame Award (January 7, 1973)
Description:
The American Association of College Baseball Coaches (AACBC) awarded Archie P. Allen with this plaque on January 7, 1973 in “recognition for his many years of outstanding service and dedication to the promotion and development of college baseball.” The lines where the AACBC President and committee chairman are meant to sign are blank. Thomas Chandler and J. Kyle Anderson both signed a duplicate plaque. In the lower right corner is the Springfield College seal.
Creator:
American Association of College Baseball Coaches
Date:
January 7, 1973
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
Archie Allen Papers
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--Faculty
Springfield College--Sports
Springfield College--Baseball
Springfield College--Sports--Men
Allen, Archie P.
American Association of College Baseball Coaches
Baseball
Plaques
Awards
Coaches
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/5256
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
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.
A duplicate plaque is in overside materials cabinet 1, drawer 4.
Identifier:
allen-archie-hall-of-fame-plaque