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When he said we were trying to make a fool out of him, I could only say that the Creator had beat us to it.

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Quote Author: Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen

Forrest Clare

Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen

Forrest Clare "Phog" Allen, D.O. (November 18, 1885 - September 16, 1974) was an American collegiate basketball coach known as the "Father of Basketball Coaching." His basketball career got off to an auspicious start as a University of Kansas letterman under James Naismith, the inventor of basketball.

Born in Jamesport, Missouri, Allen coached at the University of Kansas, Baker University, Haskell Institute, and Warrensburg Teachers College (now known as the University of Central Missouri).

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