Allen H. Zikmund
American football player and coach (1922-2018)
Allen Herman Zikmund (March 26, 1922 – January 28, 2018) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at the University of Nebraska at Kearney–then known as Kearney State College–from 1955 to 1971, compiling a record of 121–31–3. He played college football at the University of Nebraska, lettering from 1940 to 1942. Zikmund was selected 109th overall in the 12th round by the Chicago Bears in the 1943 NFL draft.
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