WVU Sports Hall of Fame
The late Tommy Allman was a star fullback for the Mountaineers from 1950-54. A Charleston, West Virginia, native, he earned All-Southern Conference honors three consecutive years and was named NEA third team All-America.
He ran for a career-best 139 yards and scored both touchdowns in WVU’s key 12-7 victory over Virginia Tech in a game played in Bluefield, West Virginia, on Nov. 7, 1953.
Winner of the 1953 Jacobs Blocking Trophy as the Southern Conference's toughest and most proficient in that skill, Allman was captain of WVU's 1953 Sugar Bowl team. He played in the Senior Bowl and Chicago All-Star games, and was drafted by the NFL's Baltimore Colts.
He played for the Colts and Green Bay Packers before being drafted into the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Following his discharge, Allman played for the Vancouver B.C. Lions of the Canadian Football League before returning to Morgantown. He was the 1984 recipient of the Morgantown Touchdown Club's Proficiency Award and a member of WVU's all-time team.
Allman was instrumental in the formation of a WVU Letterman's Club, and helped organize the Art Lewis Memorial Fund and Sugar Bowl reunions. He died June 22, 1996, at age 64.
