Personal Notes
- Allred is currently writing two books, a 14th century historical novel and a Victorian satire.
- His autobiography was published during 2009: 'Longshot: The Adventures of a Deaf Fundamentalist Mormon Kid and His Journey to the NBA'. Two years in the works, it focuses on his early years in a polygamous sect, overcoming obsessive-compulsive disorder, and prevailing over legal deafness to reach the NBA.
- Allred's father is a high-school history teacher.
- Allred is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
- He competed in the 2002 World Deaf Basketball Championship in Athens, Greece, leading Team USA to a second place finish.
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