John Allen is entering his fifth year as an assistant baseball coach at Williams.

Allen was a standout three-sport athlete at Drury HS in North Adams, MA and later played football and baseball at Holy Cross College.

Prior to coaching at Williams, Allen coached baseball, basketball and football at Mt. Greylock HS in Williamstown and served as the athletic director.

The football field at Mt. Greylock -- John T. Allen Field -- is named after him.