Clint Allen, an entrepreneur who savored lifeâs journey, dies at 76 By Bryan Marquard Globe Staff,Updated December 9, 2020, 6:35 p.m. Email to a Friend Clint Allen didnât start out destined for the Ivy League and business successes. âNo one in my family went to college,â he told some high school students in 2017, âbut I was taught to work hard from the age of 11 when I pumped gas during the early morning shift from 4 a.m. to 9 a.m.â A serial entrepreneur and a serial enthusiast whose passions were unbound by the constraints that limit many lives, Mr. Allen went from a Brockton cold-water flat to leading a Harvard rowing team to victories and running businesses large and small.