ABOUT PHOG ALLEN
'Father of Basketball Coaching' inducted into both the Basketball Hall of Fame and the College Basketball Hall of Fame.
Began coaching at William Chrisman High School in Independence, Missouri.
He was in the inaugural 1959 Basketball Hall of Fame class.
His father was one of the original incorporators of Jameson, Missouri in 1876.
He coached the future U.S. Senator Bob Dole when he was on the basketball team at Kansas.