12 Facts About Harry Allis

Harry Dean Allis was an American football placekicker.

Harry Allis played college football for the University of Michigan from 1948 to 1950.

Harry Allis helped lead the 1950 Michigan Wolverines football team to a Big Ten championship, including victories in the Snow Bowl and the 1951 Rose Bowl.

Harry Allis played on the all-freshman football team coached by Wally Weber in 1947.

Harry Allis completed a streak of 14 straight extra point conversions without a miss.

Harry Allis returned an interception 32 yards for a touchdown against Indiana and a punt 23 yards for a touchdown against Northwestern.

Harry Allis was selected by the Detroit Lions in the 1951 NFL draft.

Harry Allis turned down an offer to play for the Lions to remain at the University of Michigan for graduate school studies in pharmacy.

Harry Allis signed with the Lions a year later in June 1952, but he was traded to the Chicago Cardinals in August 1952.

Harry Allis performed his internship and residency at Blodgett Memorial Hospital in Grand Rapids, Michigan, from 1959 to 1964.

Harry Allis took postgraduate training in lower extremity prosthetics and juvenile amputee management at Northwestern University.

Harry Allis practiced for many years as an orthopedic surgeon in East Lansing, Michigan.