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John Allen

John Allen attended San Jose State College from 1939-1941. He was active in multiple sports, including football, basketball, and baseball. In 1939, Allen "broke the color barrier" as the first Black member of the Spartan baseball team. After hitting above .300 during his college sports career, he received the Outstanding Athlete of the Year award for 1941. After graduation, Allen was inducted into the San José State Hall of Fame. He went on to play semi-pro baseball with Oakland's California Eagles. He also worked as a postal worker for the Berkeley Post Office, and from there went on to have an over 30-year career at the Paper Box Corporation in Oakland. Allen passed away on November 2, 1997.
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