Marcus Allen
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Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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Born: | San Diego, California, U.S. | March 26, 1960||||||||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||
Weight: | 210 lb (95 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Lincoln (San Diego, California) | ||||||||||||
College: | USC (1978–1981) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10 | ||||||||||||
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Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is an American former football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the greatest goal line and short-yard runners in NFL history,[1] he was selected 10th overall by the Raiders in the 1982 NFL draft, following a successful college football career with the USC Trojans. He was a member of the Raiders for 11 seasons and spent his last five seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs.
During his professional career, Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards. He also scored 145
High school
Allen played football at
College
Allen played running back at the
In 1979, he was moved to fullback, recording 879 yards from scrimmage. Eventually, in 1980, Allen became the starter at tailback and rushed for 1,563 yards, the third-most in the nation that year (behind
Allen finished his four college seasons with 4,664 rushing yards, 5,232 total yards, and 46 touchdowns, while averaging 5.2 yards per carry.
USC has retired his jersey No. 33.
Statistics
USC Trojans | ||||||||||
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Season | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||
Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
1978 | 31 | 171 | 5.5 | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
1979 | 105 | 606 | 5.8 | 38 | 8 | 20 | 273 | 13.7 | 34 | 0 |
1980 | 354 | 1,563 | 4.4 | 45 | 14 | 30 | 231 | 7.7 | 19 | 0 |
1981 | 403 | 2,342 | 5.8 | 74 | 22 | 29 | 217 | 7.5 | 50 | 1 |
Totals[7] | 893 | 4,682 | 5.2 | 74 | 45 | 79 | 721 | 9.1 | 50 | 1 |
Professional football career
Allen was drafted as the 10th overall pick in the 1982 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Raiders.[6] Allen was pleased that he didn't have to travel as the team had just relocated from Oakland. Allen has recalled that shortly before being drafted the Raiders asked him his weight (he answered 200 or 212) and then drafted him soon after. Though his rookie season was shortened by a league strike, Allen rushed for 697 yards and led the Raiders to the best record in the AFC at 8–1. He was voted the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.[6] The Raiders lost to the New York Jets in the AFC Divisional Playoffs.
The next season, Allen broke the 1,000-yard mark for the first time, an accomplishment he would repeat the two following years.
In
Allen ended the 1985 season on a strong note, finishing the year as the NFL rushing leader with 9 consecutive 100-yard games.
From 1987 through 1990, Allen shared the backfield with Bo Jackson. Initially, Allen was commended for his gracious nature and team spirit for sharing the spotlight during the prime of his career.[10] In later seasons with the Raiders, Allen had a stormy relationship with owner Al Davis stemming from a contract dispute; Davis referred to Allen as a "cancer to the team."[11] He also missed most of the 1989 season with a knee injury. Allen was relegated to back-up duty in his final three seasons with the Raiders and, at one time, fell to fourth on the depth chart.[12] Allen's strained relationship with Davis reached an all-time low in December 1992. During halftime of the Raiders-Dolphins game on Monday Night Football, a taped interview between Al Michaels and Allen was broadcast in which Allen said that Davis "told me he was going to get me", adding, "I think he [Davis] tried to ruin the latter part of my career, tried to devalue me. He's trying to stop me from going to the Hall of Fame. They don't want me to play."[13]
Allen eventually left Los Angeles and joined the
Allen retired after the 1997 season.[6] In 1999, he was ranked 72nd on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Allen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003. Allen was also inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
In 1999,[citation needed] Allen was also inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions Breitbard Hall of Fame.[15][16]
In 2008, Allen joined as a spokesman for the sports website OPENSports.com, the brainchild of
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Y/R | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
1982 | LAR | 9 | 9 | 160 | 697 | 4.4 | 53 | 11 | 38 | 401 | 10.6 | 51 | 3 | 5 | — |
1983 | LAR | 16 | 15 | 266 | 1,014 | 3.8 | 74 | 9 | 68 | 590 | 8.7 | 36 | 2 | 14 | — |
1984 | LAR | 16 | 16 | 275 | 1,168 | 4.2 | 52 | 13 | 64 | 758 | 11.8 | 92 | 5 | 8 | — |
1985 | LAR | 16 | 16 | 380 | 1,759 | 4.6 | 61 | 11 | 67 | 555 | 8.3 | 44 | 3 | 3 | — |
1986 | LAR | 13 | 10 | 208 | 759 | 3.6 | 28 | 5 | 46 | 453 | 9.8 | 36 | 2 | 7 | — |
1987 | LAR | 12 | 12 | 200 | 754 | 3.8 | 44 | 5 | 51 | 410 | 8.0 | 39 | 0 | 3 | — |
1988 | LAR | 15 | 15 | 223 | 831 | 3.7 | 32 | 7 | 34 | 303 | 8.9 | 30 | 1 | 5 | — |
1989 | LAR | 8 | 5 | 69 | 293 | 4.2 | 15 | 2 | 20 | 191 | 9.6 | 26 | 0 | 2 | — |
1990 | LAR | 16 | 15 | 179 | 682 | 3.8 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 189 | 12.6 | 30 | 1 | 1 | — |
1991 | LAR | 8 | 2 | 63 | 287 | 4.6 | 26 | 2 | 15 | 131 | 8.7 | 25 | 0 | 1 | — |
1992 | LAR | 16 | 0 | 67 | 301 | 4.5 | 21 | 2 | 28 | 277 | 9.9 | 40 | 1 | 1 | — |
1993 | KC | 16 | 10 | 206 | 764 | 3.7 | 39 | 12 | 34 | 238 | 7.0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | — |
1994 | KC | 13 | 13 | 189 | 709 | 3.8 | 36 | 7 | 42 | 349 | 8.3 | 38 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
1995 | KC | 16 | 15 | 207 | 890 | 4.3 | 38 | 5 | 27 | 210 | 7.8 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
1996 | KC | 16 | 15 | 206 | 830 | 4.0 | 35 | 9 | 27 | 270 | 10.0 | 59 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1997 | KC | 16 | 0 | 124 | 505 | 4.1 | 30 | 11 | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
Career | 222 | 168 | 3,022 | 12,243 | 4.1 | 74 | 123 | 587 | 5,411 | 9.2 | 92 | 21 | 65 | 5 |
Postseason
Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Att | Yds | Y/A | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Y/R | Lng | TD | Fum | Lost | ||
1982 | RAI | 2 | 2 | 32 | 108 | 3.4 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 112 | 9.3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | — |
1983 | RAI | 3 | 3 | 58 | 466 | 8.0 | 74 | 4 | 14 | 118 | 8.4 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
1984 | RAI | 1 | 1 | 17 | 61 | 3.6 | 15 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 46 | 1 | 1 | — |
1985 | RAI | 1 | 1 | 22 | 121 | 5.5 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | — |
1990 | RAI | 2 | 2 | 31 | 166 | 5.4 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1991 | RAI | 1 | 1 | 7 | 39 | 5.6 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | — |
1993 | KC | 3 | 3 | 53 | 191 | 3.6 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 77 | 11.0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | KC | 1 | 1 | 14 | 64 | 4.6 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
1995 | KC | 1 | 1 | 21 | 94 | 4.5 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1997 | KC | 1 | 0 | 12 | 37 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career | 16 | 15 | 267 | 1,347 | 5.0 | 74 | 11 | 53 | 530 | 10.0 | 46 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
NFL records
- Consecutive seasons with multiple touchdowns: 16 – (tied with Irving Fryar)
- Consecutive seasons with a rushing touchdown: 16
- Consecutive seasons with multiple rushing touchdowns: 16
- Oldest player to score 10+ touchdowns in a season: 37 years old
Personal life
In 1986, Allen met
Allen is the older brother of Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback Damon Allen.[23]
See also
- List of NCAA major college football yearly rushing leaders
- List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders
- List of National Football League annual rushing touchdowns leaders
- List of National Football League rushing champions
- List of National Football League career rushing yards leaders
- List of National Football League career rushing attempts leaders
- List of National Football League career rushing touchdowns leaders
References
General references
- Marcus: The Autobiography of Marcus Allen with Carlton Stowers (October 1998)
- Road to Canton by Marcus Allen (July 2003)
- Strength of the Heart: Marcus Allen's Life's Little Playbooks
Inline citations
- ^ "Marcus Allen". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- ^ a b Can Newton be 2nd? – ESPN.com
- ^ Dr. Robert Goldman (March 13, 2021). "2021 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees". www.sportshof.org. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ San Diego Union-Tribune, February 3, 2014.
- ^ [1], January 11, 2024.
- ^ ISBN 1-58765-008-8.
- ^ "1981 USC Trojans". TotalFootballStats.com. Retrieved August 1, 2012.
- ISBN 9781612340289.
- ^ "Marcus Allen Game Logs". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on July 25, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- ^ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. December 4, 1987.
- ^ Gay, Nancy (August 4, 2003). "Raiders Notebook: Classy Allen has the last word on his day". SFGate. Hearst Communications. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- ^ "Allen relegated to back up duty". Football.com. Archived from the original on September 5, 2008. Retrieved August 19, 2008.
- ^ "Pro Football: Raiders' Allen Irked at Davis". The New York Times. December 15, 1992. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- ^ "Marcus Allen". HickokSports.com. Ralph Hickok. February 18, 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- ^ "LT TOPS BREITBARD HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2015". San Diego Hall of Champions. 2015.
- ^ "We Are the Champions, of San Diego". San Diego Hal of Champions. September 18, 2014.
- ^ "Marcus Allen". OPEN Sports. OPEN Sports Network. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- ^ "Erika Girardi and Kathryn Edwards Join The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills". Broadway World. November 5, 2016. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ Segura, Megan (January 26, 2016). "A Deep Dive into the Kathryn vs. Faye Feud". Bravo. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ Rosenfeld, Laura (February 24, 2016). "Does Kathryn Edwards Think O.J. Simpson Did It?". Bravo. The Daily Dish. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ "Bravo Media Blings Back an All New Season of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" Premiering Tuesday, December 1 at 9PM ET/PT". The Futon Critic. November 5, 2015. Retrieved September 9, 2016.
- ^ Weigle, Lauren (January 19, 2016). "Kathryn 'Kate' Edwards on 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills'". Heavy. Retrieved September 10, 2016.
- ^ Diamos, Jason (August 31, 2006). "Undiscovered Quarterback Is a Star Up North". The New York Times. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
External links
- Marcus Allen at the Pro Football Hall of Fame
- Marcus Allen at the College Football Hall of Fame
- Marcus Allen at Heisman.com
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · Pro Football Reference
- "Marcus Allen: Pro Career". Kansas City Chiefs. 1997. Archived by the Wayback Machine.