European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 3, 1991 the stars and stripes a a a a Page 21legend George Allen 72, diesel nil coach got bronchitis after dousing from wire reports Palos Verdes Calif. A coaching legend George Allen had contracted bronchitis soon after members of his team doused him with ice water and was under a doctors care when he died suddenly a cd state Long Beach 49ers official said tuesday. V a a. However exactly what killed the former 72-year-old coach of the los Angeles rams and Washington redskins remained unknown tuesday. Whether the bronchitis was brought on by the dousing was unclear. A a. A a a in other details that emerged tuesday team spokesman Steve Janisch said Allens wife found her husband unconscious on the Kitchen floor of their Palos Verdes Home when she returned at 12 30 . Monday. V v Etty Allen called paramedics but the coach a fitness Buff could not be revived. Janisch said Allen came Down with bronchitis an inflammation of the lining of the lungs sometime after he was showered with the ice water by his players. The team was celebrating its nov. 17, season ending Victory Over the University of Nevada Las vegas. Another team official Becca Wohlt said the coach had not been Felt Well since then. Janisch said Allen was under a doctors care but continued to come to work daily. A. A a. A a this voice was Barsc. And he was told not to go running for a couple of weeks but he Wasny to bedridden a a Janisch George Allen. Found unconscious by wife said. After retiring from professional football in the mid-1980s, was known for motivating troubled teams. He coached the rams in the 19oos and the redskins in the 1970s. Both teams were struggling franchises that Allen turned into powerhouses. The coach was also known As a Stern disciplinarian who delivered Peppy almost arcane inspirational slogans to inspire the aging Beefy veterans who played for him. Tributes to Allen continued to pour in tuesday. A a / /. \. Former Dallas cowboys coach Tom Landry said he lost a rival and a Friend. A George is the Type of Guy you thought would go on forever a he said. Corey Johnson the athletic director at Long Beach said Allens death represented the loss of a an ambassador a Leader a speaker a motivator a teacher and above All a special  the school established a Trust fund in the coaches memory with any Money raised used to fulfilling Allens goal of building a football stadium at the Campus. A George Allen was a great football Man and will leave his Mark on All Levels of coaching a Washington redskins coach Joe Gibbs said. A the was a great motivator the los Angeles times on tuesday reported that Allen told Frank Bowman the Long Beach state  sunday that a the had gotten a cold on saturday because he did no to Wear a jacket and helped establish the tradition of win at the schools practice Field when he Ning Here with the  watched Iowa practice for the Rose Allen ranks As the winning St coach in  team history for both the los Angeles Allen who returned to coaching at Ranis and the redskins lie was 49-17-4, Long Beach just More than a year ago a .742 percentage with los Angeles and 67-30-1, .891, with Washington. A he had the third Best winning percentage 71.2 percent among nil coaches with 100 or More victories. Said Hall of Fame defensive lineman Merlin Olsen who played under Allen at los Angeles a George really did turn things around for the rams and got us on a winning track. He always carried such great enthusiasm with him and was one of the consummate  Hall of Fame defensive end Deacon Jones who played for Allen with the Ranis and the redskins said a a in la remember his tenacious ass his toughness his desire to  Richie Petitbon who played for Allen with the Chicago bears rams and redskins and became an assistant under him it Washington called the death Quot a Shock. I saw him in the Spring and lie looked to he in tremendous physical con. Edition. A a. Y a. Quot. A i Lis Basic philosophy was us against them. He make enemies of everyone a the Media other teams a and it was effective. 1 be was. A great motivator. The players loved him a said Petitbon now the redskins defensive coordinator. On his taking the Long Beach state Job Petitbon said �?o1 thought he was nuts but in the filial analysis it might have been his Best coaching  indeed Allen said his season at Long Beach state was the most rewarding of his entire career. He had a 6-5 record in his first year As the coach alter Long Beach was 4-8 the previous season. Saints make playoffs by Austin Wilson new Orleans apr the goalposts got awfully. Small for Morten Andersen but his 24-Yard Field goal split the uprights with two seconds remaining giving the new Orleans saints a 20-17 Victory Over the los Angeles Raizis and the final spot in the nil playoffs. A they got big again pretty Quick a Andersen said. Steve Walsh passed for 44 Yards in the final 1 19 of the game to set up the winning kick. The big play was a 34-Yard completion to Eric Martin that put the Ball at the rams 11-Yard line. A a a a a it was a Bigold Ball a Martin said. A i could t wait to get it into my hands. A it Felt Good. It Felt real Good to make that catch. I really can to think of another catch that a been that big. It put us in the  Andersen a first attempt at the game Winner was blocked by nose tackle Alvin Wright. But Wright was clearly offsides and Andersen got to try again. A i knew he was awfully close to me so it had to be offsides the Way our offensive line has protected me a he said. A i knew there a be a Flag and there  o Andersen a Field goal came after the rams had driven 81 Yards to tie the score 17-17 with 1 19 left. Jim Everett passed one Yard to Robert Delpino for the to. I heavy Cory meant that Walsh with the Dallas cow a Hoys until traded away on sept. 10, played a major role in knocking his former teammates out of the playoffs. _ tie refused to answer questions about himself and the cow boys just grinning and turning Tole next question. A coming in on the of try part of the season and trying to engulf everything and trying to be Able to use it and do. Something on the Field led to a lot of Low Points on the Field a he said. A but this makes up for  ,2 a Dallas lost to Atlanta 26-7 sunday but having beaten the saints this year would still have gone to the playoffs with a 7-9 record had the saints lost to the rams. The saints 8-8 play sunday at Chicago 11-5, which won the pfc Central division. New Orleans Only other trip to the playoffs was a 44-10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Quot a a a a a 1 a the rams 5-11 were beaten by san Francisco inst year in the . A Walsh threw 26 times and completed 11 for 174 Yards including a 26-Yard touchdown pass to Floyd Turner in the first Quarter. He did no to throw at All on the saints second touchdown drive a 10-play,i 47-Yard March capped by Craig Heyward a 1-Yard plunge. After Mike Lansford Cut the saints Lead to 7-3 with a 24-Yard Field goal Gene Atkins returned the Kickoff 50 Yards to set up the drive to Heyward a score. Heyward carried seven times for 27 of the 47 Yards. Vince Buck returned a punt 3.3 Yards to the Ranish 36-Yard line setting up a Short drive for the first saints touchdown. Heyward got 12 Yards up the Middle and Walsh hit Turner after another running play lost 3 Yards. A your special teams have been disappointing All year Quot a rams coach John Robinson said. The rams closed to 14-10 with 13 31 to  the fourth Quarter on a 47-Yard pass from Everett to Willie a a Flipper Anderson. A a. J 7  saints Andersen who had missed from 51 Yards in the first Quarter and 48 in the second connected a a a. A map. Saints kicker Morton Andersen 7 and Holder Tommy Bomhardt celebrate winning Field goal against rams. From 41 Yards with 6 08 to go in the game. A a Everett who completed 22 of 36 passes for 290 Yards then led the rams on the March to the tying score. He completed 7 of 8 passes for 53 of the Yards on the drive saints offensive tackle Stan Brock a Rookie starter on the 1-15 team of 1980, said fans gave up onh Jeam too Early. _ a a we Hung in there a the said. A a in a glad Eric had the big catch. In a glad Steve got off the big pass and Morten made the big kick. A a in a glad it did no to it into overtime and in a glad  going to the  a. To new York a the nil play hts open saturday with wild card games Idt Philadelphia and Miami. Hie eagles Host Washington in the i opening game of the pfc playoffs Start Lingat 12 30 . Est. In saturdays other Ramc Kansas City 11-5. Is at Miami 12-�?o in a matchup of acc wild card tearhs.-, nt4p.m. In sunday the Early game will be in the acc with Houston 9-7a wild card team playing at Cincinnati 9-7at 12 30 . The bengals void Tawf Antral division. Sundays second game will be played at Chicago Quot where the pfc Central Champion bears 11-5 face new Orleans. The saints earned the berth by beating the los Angeles rams in the regular season finale monday night. _. Four division champions with the Best records a san Francisco and the new York giants in the pfc and Buffalo and the los Angeles raiders in the acc a have first round byes. They will be Iti action at Home in the divisional playoffs Jan 12 and 13. Quot on Jan. 12, Buffalo hosts the 12 30 . Game against Houston Kansas City or Miami. The 4 . Game sends new or leans Washington or Philadelphia again san Francisco. On Jan. 13, it will be cd Cago Philadelphia or Washington at be York in the 12 30 game followed by Cincinnati Miami or Kansas City at los Ai Geles at 4 . The acc and of championships w be played sunday Jan. 20. The Supi bowl is scheduled for sunday Jan. 27 Tampa. Fla