George Allen

[TrustinGibbs]

Allen was the coach of the Skin's when I first started out as a serious fan. The "Over the Hill Gang" will always hold a special place in my heart. Kilmer, Larry Brown, Talbert, Pat Fischer, Houston, Taylor, Jefferson, Smith, Bragg, "The Dancing Bear"(McDole??), Hanburger. I remember alot of names and quite a few games. One playoff game in a snow storm back at the old Vilkings stadium broke my heart at the time...now I look back on it and the way the Skin's and Kilmer fought until the bitter end quite fondly(had it not been for Gibbs and his success I might still be bitter about that though..LOL). That was George Allen's teams to me. Never the most talented but many times played harder and smarter than the opposition and found a way to be successful...just not quite successful enough.

The previous post was absolutely right. All the good Mr Allen in the short term did hurt the franchise over the long haul but he sure made it fun to be a Skin's fan for a few years. His players left their hearts and souls on the field for George Allen...in that he was much like Joe Gibbs.

"We didn't lose...we just ran out of time" was a quote from Kilmer after losing in the playoffs during their final run. If he only knew at the time how right he was in every sence. Thats the way I remember "the Over the Hill Gang" and their leader George Allen.