Allie was born in 1931 in Statesville, North Carolina, and attended Statesville High School and Wake Forest University. He played baseball for the Wake Forest frosh team in the spring of 1951.
During the summer of 1951, at age 19, Allie played semi-pro baseball for Whiteville in the Eastern North Carolina League and for Stellarton, Nova Scotia in a Canadian league. While playing in Canada, Allie compiled a .400 batting average and led the league with 19 home runs.
In September 1951, Allie signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates and was paid a $20,000 bonus. He was assigned to the Double-A New Orleans Pelicans where he played during the 1952 and 1953 sesons. He was expected to land a spot with the Pirates in 1953, but he sustained a fracture of his right ankle while playing in Cuba during the off-season. As a result of the fracture, Allie was limited to 32 games with the Pelicans in 1953.

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