Professional Baseball Player. He played in the Negro Leagues during the 1920s. He was born one of two children as John Francis Allen Jr. to John Francis Allen Sr. (1861-1931), and his wife Nannie Bane Lane Allen (1872-1959), in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on August 23, 1900. He was educated locally and attended Westinghouse High School in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He then worked as a shipping clerk before pursuing a professional baseball career. He played at the position of infielder, leftfielder, third baseman, and shortstop, with the Pittsburgh Keystones making his professional baseball debut with them in 1921. He continued to play with the Pittsburgh Keystones through the rest of the baseball season of 1921. The 5'8" and 148lbs infielder, leftfielder, third baseman, and shortstop, who batted right and who threw right also played with the Homestead Grays in 1922. His 162 Game Average consisted of 30 Games Played, 643 Plate Appearances, 594 At Bats, 76 Runs Scored, 200 Hitsm 27 Doubles, 11 Triples, 0 Homeruns, 92 Runs Batted In, 17 Stolen Bases, 0 Caught Stealing, 22 Walks, 0 Strikeouts, 0 Intentional Walks, 5 Hit By Pitch, 22 Sacrifice Hits, 0 Sacrifice Flies, 0 Grounded Into Double Plays, .336 Batting Average, .365 On Base Percentage, .418 Slugging Percentage, .783 On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage, and 98 Adjusted On Base Percentage Plus Slugging Percentage. During his professional baseball career, he played with the likes of Leroy Robert "Satchel" Paige (1906-1982), Joshua "Josh" Gibson (1911-1947), James Thomas "Cool Papa" Bell (1903-1991), Elander Victor "Vicious Vic" Harris (1905-1978), Theodore Roosevelt "Terrible Ted" Page (1903-1984), and Ralph Boley "Lefty" Mellix (1896-1985), among many others. After leaving his professional baseball career, he worked for the Westinghouse Electric Corporation in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and as a waiter in the dining room for the Ruskin Hall Apartments at the University of Pittsburgh in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A member of the Carrone Baptist Church in Homewood, Pennsylvania, he had also served as a member of the Pennsylvania National Guard. He was also the uncle of another famous baseball player, the Baseball Hall of Fame great Willie Mays. He passed away from heart failure in Montefiore Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on July 20, 1988, at the age of 87. Following his death, his funeral service was held at the George Douglas Funeral Home in Homewood, Pennsylvania, and he was buried in Allegheny Cemetery in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He never married nor had any children.