[Arizona Carolyn]

Ah, but he has name recognition -- thanks to his father:

Hall of Fame head coach George Allen owns the distinction of never having a losing season in 12 years as a head coach in the NFL. He is credited with turning around the Los Angeles Rams, a perennial loser before he took over in 1966. Later, he performed the same magic on the Washington Redskins, a team that had just one winning season in the 15 years prior to his arrival

He would carry the Nascar crowd...

[Bluegrass Conservative]

Wow! You know what? I had no idea that the two George Allens were even related! Guess that name recognition didn't hit me, and I'm a football fan! LOL

[chimera]

Yes, I knew he was the same family. In fact, when George Allen was first running for VA governor, I thought it was the same person. But there would be quite an age discrepancy, not to mention that Coach Allen passed on at the end of 1990. Makes it kind of hard to run for Senator (although Carnahan managed it in MO).