Max Allen
Max Allen
October 12, 1912 - December 15, 1972
Sparta High School - Class of 1931
1993 Inductee
October 12, 1912 - December 15, 1972
Sparta High School - Class of 1931
1993 Inductee
Baseball - Basketball - Football - Tennis
Won 14 letters in all of the above combined.
Accomplishments
Salutatorian of the Class of '31
Lead in junior and senior plays
President of Kent County HI-Y
Max married Rose McDougal and had one daughter, Sandy, who married Larne Wright. Sandy and Larne have two sons and reside in Muskegon.
Max attended Western State Teachers College, and played football one year. He was elected to the Student Senate while at college. Max was a partner in Wolbrink's Sephyr Service.
During World War II, Max served in the Army Air Force. While in the armed forces, he won the Distinguished Flying Cross with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters.