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Date Posted: 08:10:44 05/19/04 Wed
Author: NTKHC64
Subject: Re: T&G Obituary (See Note About Contibutions)
In reply to: PARENT 's message, "Coach Allen past away today." on 20:58:13 05/16/04 Sun

Coach Daniel L. Allen, 48

Coach Daniel L. Allen, 48 of 2 Sawmill Dr. "Holy Cross & Boston University Head football coach" passed away Sunday May 16th in his home.
He is survived by his wife of 27 years Laura A. (Miller) Allen, sons Mark S. and Taylor B. Allen; a daughter, Danielle L. Allen all of Westboro; two brothers, Dennis Allen and George Henges, four sisters, Laurie, Christine, Kimberly and Beth Henges all in Cincinnati, many nieces and nephews. Dan was born in Cincinnati, his mother was the late Dolores (Binkley) Henges. He graduated from Purcell High in 1974, earned his Bachelors Degree in Education from Hanover College in 1978 and his Masters degree in school administration from the University of Dayton in 1979. He lived in Holden eleven years before moving to Westboro 10 years ago.
Coach Allen was a football coach more than 22 years. He was an assistant at Holy Cross from 1982 to 1990. Then accepted the Head football coaching position at Boston University from 1990 to 1995. 1993 he earned honors as coach of the Winningest football program ever in Boston University History in 1993. He then returned to Holy Cross as Head coach until 2003 when he retired due to illness.
Daniel was actively involved with the American Football Coaches Association having served on the Ethics Committee and as a member of the Nominating Committee which selects the association's board of trustees. He also served on the I-AA All-America Selection Committee and currently served on the Professional Development Committee. In his first stint with the Crusaders, Dan founded the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' chapter at Holy Cross. He remained active in the Fellowship, and started a chapter at Boston University as well. He was inducted into the Hanover College Hall of Fame. His Coaching honors include 1981 wrestling coach of the Year at Hanover College, 1993 Kodak/AFCA NCAA Division I-AA National Coach of the Year, New England Sportswriters Coach of the Year 1993 & 2000, 1993 Gridiron Club of Boston Coach of the Year, 1993 Yankee Conference Coach of the Year, 2003 Gridiron Club of Boston John Baronian Award.
Coach Allen's celebration of Life funeral mass will be held Friday May 21st at 10 am in St. Paul's Cathedral, 15 Chatham St. Worcester. Burial will be at a later time in his hometown of Cincinnati. Friends and family may pay their respects from 3 to 8 pm. Thursday May 20th at The MERCADANTE FUNERAL HOME AND CHAPEL, 370 Plantation St. Worcester. In Lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Allen Children trust, care of the Danny Fund, Sovereign Bank, 71 Main St. Westborough, MA 01810.

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[> [> Re: T&G Obituary (See Note About Contibutions) -- LLCincy, 01:02:24 05/20/04 Thu

I live in Cincinnati and am interested in the burial arrangements. Will there be a service in Cincinnati? Coach A was like a second father to my son. He taught him about football, about life and about courage. Let me know if anyone has Cincinnati details.

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[> [> [> Re: Cincinnati, to LL Cincy -- NTKHC64, 08:21:55 05/20/04 Thu

The Mercadante Funeral Home has a toll free number, 800-854-0486 as well as a website, www.mercadantefuneral.com. As of a few minutes ago when I called, I was told to the knowledge of the person to whom I spoke, the family had not made arrangements for Cincinnati.

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[> [> [> [> Re: Cincinnati Arrangements to LL Cincy -- NTKHC64, 16:22:40 05/25/04 Tue

Perhaps you haven't seen this and with deference to PARENT:

Ex-Purcell football star Allen is coming home to be buried


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By Neil Schmidt
The Cincinnati Enquirer


Dan Allen, a Cincinnati native once named the nation's top NCAA Division I-AA football coach, died May 16 of complications from multiple chemical sensitivity.

He was 48.

Funeral services were held last Friday in Boston; a visitation will be held 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Thomas-Justin Memorial in Kenwood. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday at Thomas-Justin Memorial, followed by burial at Rest Haven Memorial Park in Evendale.

Allen, who kept coaching even after illness confined him to a wheelchair, was 26-63 the past eight seasons at Holy Cross. He was relieved of his duties in November while remaining employed by the university. Previously, he went 35-34 in six years as coach of Boston University.

"He had no quit in him, ever," said former Bengal Bruce Kozerski, who played at Holy Cross when Allen was an assistant there in the early 1980s. "In his eyes, he was going to die regardless, so he might as well do something he loves and do it with people he wants to be with."

Allen battled his illness, which doctors diagnosed as possibly caused by exposure to toxic chemicals, the past two years. He took a four-game leave of absence during the 2002 season, and he coached the 2003 season from a wheelchair.

He had notable success, given that both schools had non-scholarship programs with limited backing. He beat Division I-A Army while at each school.

"Danny was an outstanding football coach, and just an outstanding person overall," said Bengals secondary coach Kevin Coyle, who coached with Allen at Holy Cross in the 1980s. "He was a tremendous leader. People just followed his example."

The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston presented Allen last year with the John Baronian Award, a lifetime achievement honor.

Allen, a 1974 Purcell High School grad, was an honorable mention All-American linebacker at Hanover (Ind.) College. He began his coaching career as an assistant at the University of Dayton, then assisted at Mariemont High School and at Hanover before beginning at Holy Cross in 1982.

Allen is survived by his wife, Laura; sons Mark and Taylor; and a daughter, Danielle.

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[> [> Re: T&G Obituary (See Note About Contibutions) -- friend, 09:55:34 05/20/04 Thu

There will be services in cincinnati but I don't believe it will be made public...
He will more than likely be buried out there.
He really was a great man and will be very sorely missed by all who came in contact with him.

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