What is Sonny Allen?
'''Sonny Allen''' (March 8, 1936 – September 11, 2020) was an American [[college basketball]] coach. He was the head coach at [[Old Dominion University]] from 1965 to 1975. He later coached [[Southern Methodist University]] during the 1975-76 until the 1979-80 seasons. He then coached the [[University of Nevada, Reno]] from 1980 to 1987. Allen was born in [[Moundsville, West Virginia]]. Allen died on September 11, 2020 in [[Reno, Nevada]] from [[Parkinson's disease]], aged 84.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sonny Allen, Who Built the Foundation for ODU Basketball and Was an Offensive Innovator, Has Passed Away|url=https://odusports.com/news/2020/9/11/mens-basketball-sonny-allen-who-built-the-foundation-for-odu-basketball-and-was-an-offensive-innovator-has-passed-away.aspx|access-date=2020-09-11|website=Old Dominion University|language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Sonny}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from Parkinson's disease]] [[Category:College basketball coaches]] [[Category:Sportspeople from West Virginia]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Nevada]] [[Category:People from Reno, Nevada]] {{US-sports-bio-stub}}