![]() ![]() In January 2014, Allen was chosen as the recipient of the 2013 Grant Teaff Fellowship of Christian Athletes Lifetime Achievement Award. As of November 18th, 2023, Coach Allen remains the winningest active coach in the state of Texas. On September 9, 2022, Allen became the 2nd winningest coach in Texas high school football history with win number 427 over Lake Highlands 52-21. Highland Park Shadow Creek High School 27-17 in the AAAAA Division I State Championship. The following year, Allen led Highland Park to its sixth state championship and fourth title during his tenure. He rescinded his retirement only three weeks later. He announced his retirement in the spring of 2018 thereafter. In 2017, Allen led Highland Park to its fifth state championship and the third during his tenure, in a win against Manvel High School, 53-49. Allen was named the Don Shula National Coach of the Year for 2016. In 2016, Allen led the Scots to their second state title during his tenure, winning the AAAAA Division I Championship 16-7 against Temple High School. Highland Park became the first Texas high school football team to win 800 games with a 31-24 victory over Denton Ryan in the Texas State Semi-Finals on December 10, 2016. On October 14, 2011, Allen became the 10th man in Texas high school football history to coach his teams to 300 wins with Highland Park's 41-27 win over JJ Pearce High School. Led by quarterback Matthew Stafford, the Scots defeated Marshall 59-0. They won the 4A state title for the first time in 48 years. In 2005, Highland Park went undefeated for the first time in school history. With Allen as head coach, Highland Park had 10+ win seasons every year, except in 2004 when they finished 8-2. Leaving Abilene in 1999, Allen became head coach at Highland Park High School in Dallas. Abilene Cooper lost to Austin Westlake, which was led by quarterback Drew Brees, 55-15. In 1996, Allen guided the Cougars to their first state final appearance since 1967-a game in which Allen played in. In 1991, he chose to return to his alma mater Abilene Cooper, which had gone 1–9 in 1990. Facing enormous expectations, Allen managed to compile a 43–13–2 record in five seasons. In 1986, Allen was selected to succeed Gordon Wood at Brownwood High School. The Bearcats compiled a 44–15–2 record under Allen the following five years. Ballinger had not had a winning season in five years prior to Allen's arrival. Eight years later, Allen landed his first head coaching job at Ballinger High School. Upon graduation in 1968, Allen went on to play at Southern Methodist University in Dallas for coach Hayden Fry.Īllen's first coaching was at Bryan High School as an assistant under his former high school football coach, Merrill Green. Carter Stadium, but lost 20-19 in a controversial last-second decision. With Allen at tailback and slotback, Abilene Cooper made it to the 1967 state final against Austin Reagan at Fort Worth's Amon G. Playing career Ī native of Abilene, Texas, Allen prepped at 5A Cooper High School, a football powerhouse. With a total record of 435-94-6 (as of ) Allen is the #1 winningest active high school football coach in Texas. He is the current head coach at Highland Park High School in Dallas, Texas. Randy Allen (born 1950) is an American football coach. ![]() The large collection of French impressionists ( Gustave Caillebotte, Cézanne and Van Gogh) compiled by Cox was auctioned off by the heirs at Christie's in 2021.American football player and coach Randy Allen Biographical details Personal life Ĭox lived in a US $40 million mansion in Highland Park, Texas, a wealthy enclave of Dallas. He served on the trustees council of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Library of Congress Trust Fund and the board of trustees of the Dallas Museum of Art. The Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University is named for him. He served on the board of trustees of Southern Methodist University from 1973 to 1987, including as its chairman from 1976 to 1987. Bush Presidential Library and Museum on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas. He was also a major donor to the George H.W. He was a major donor to the Republican Party, and to the campaigns of Presidents George H. In 1990, he was inducted into the Texas Business Hall of Fame. Cox served on the board of directors of Halliburton and the American Petroleum Institute. Career Ĭox spent his career in oil and gas exploration. He spent his first two undergraduate years at Southern Methodist University and received an M.B.A. Early life Įdwin Lochridge Cox Sr., was born in Mena, Arkansas. Cox (October 20, 1921 – November 5, 2020) was an American businessman. ![]()
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