Role Soccer player Years Team Height 1.88 m | 1981 Tulsa Roughnecks Name Delroy Allen | |
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Date of birth (1956-10-06) 6 October 1956 (age 59) 1978-1979 Jacksonville University 1980-1981 Tulsa Roughnecks (indoor) Education Jacksonville University, St. Jago High School | ||
Place of birth Montego Bay, Jamaica | ||
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Delroy Allen (born 6 October 1958 Montego Bay, Jamaica) is a retired Jamaican-American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and United Soccer League.
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Early life
Allen attended boys elementary school in Montego Bay. He then moved to London, England in 1967. Allen attended Langford Elementary School and Henry Compton Secondary Boys School, Brown Jones House Fulham, London, England.
Allen moved to the United States in 1974 and attended Midwood High School in Brooklyn, New York where graduated in 1976. He attended college at Fulton–Montgomery Community College, Jacksonville University and received is Bachelor of Science, Cum Laude from Old Dominion University.
Soccer career
Allen played professionally as a soccer goalkeeper in the North American Soccer League, American Soccer League and United Soccer League.
He also played for the JU Dolphins men's soccer team in 1978 and 1979 and holds the school record for lowest career goals against average. He was selected to the East team of the NCSAA Senior Bowl In 1980, the Tulsa Roughnecks of the North American Soccer League came to Jacksonville to play a pre-season game with the Washington Diplomats. Allen went to watch the Roughnecks practice and noticed that they had only one goalkeeper. He offered to play in the Roughnecks' scrimmage. Tulsa head coach Charlie Mitchell offered Allen a contract contingent on him gaining his U.S. citizenship. Allen did so in August 1980 and signed immediately after with the Roughnecks. He joined the Roughnecks in time for the 1980–1981 NASL indoor season, then played the 1981 outdoor season. In 1983, he played for the Oklahoma City Slickers of the American Soccer League. In 1984, he played for the Oklahoma City Stampede of the United Soccer League. In 1985, he moved to the Tulsa Tornados of the USL. However, the league folded after six games.
Personal life
Allen is married to Arenda L. Wright Allen, a United States district judge.