Rodney Allison
Rodney Allison was born in Odessa, Texas, United States on January 29th, 1956 and is the American Football Player And Coach. At the age of 68, Rodney Allison biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Allison started at the quarterback position for Texas Tech under head coach Steve Sloan for three years, from 1975 to 1977. During his tenure, he participated in three bowl appearances for the Red Raiders: the 1974 Peach Bowl, the 1976 Bluebonnet Bowl, and the 1977 Tangerine Bowl.
He received the MVP honor by the Southwest Conference after the 1976 season, after leading the Red Raiders to a 10–1 regular season record and a shared Southwest Conference title with Houston.
After graduating from Texas Tech, Allison was not drafted by the National Football League (NFL), but went on to play one year for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). During 1978, he played in 15 regular season games for the Argonauts, rushing for 49 yards on 13 attempts.
He was inducted into the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Honor in 2003.
Coaching career
Allison was hired by Texas Tech as a graduate assistant in 1979. In 1980 Allison was promoted to running backs coach, a position he would hold at several schools. After the 1983 season, Steve Sloan, Allison's former coach at Texas Tech hired him on as the running backs coach for Duke.
Allison coached at various positions at Southern Miss from 1988 to 1992. From 1993 to 1997, he was the running backs coach at Auburn, and took on the additional role of offensive coordinator during the 1998 season. From 1999 to 2003, he served as defensive ends coach for Clemson.
In 2003 Sloan, then the athletic director at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, hired Allison as the head coach of the Chattanooga Mocs.
On October 21, 2008, Chattanooga athletic director Rick Hart announced that Allison would be relieved of coaching duties after the 2008 season. Allison lead the Mocs to a 17–51 overall record.
Administrative career
Allison was named the director of the Texas Tech letterman's association, the Double T Varsity Club, in 2013.