Marcus Allen

Football Player

Marcus Allen was born in San Diego, California, United States on March 26th, 1960 and is the Football Player. At the age of 64, Marcus Allen biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.

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Date of Birth
March 26, 1960
Nationality
United States
Place of Birth
San Diego, California, United States
Age
64 years old
Zodiac Sign
Aries
Networth
$4 Million
Profession
American Football Player
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Weight
95kg
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Marcus Allen Life

Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is an American former football running back and football analyst for CBS.

As a professional, Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards during his career for both the Los Angeles Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1982 to 1997.

He scored 145 touchdowns, including a then-league-record 123 rushing touchdowns, and was elected to six Pro Bowls over the course of his career.

Allen was the first NFL player to gain more than 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards during his career. Allen is considered one of the greatest goal line and short-yard runners in National Football League (NFL) history.His younger brother, Damon Allen, played quarterback for 23 seasons in the Canadian Football League, was named to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 2012 and was professional football's all-time leader in passing yards. Allen has the distinction of being the only player to have won the Heisman Trophy, an NCAA national championship, the Super Bowl, and be named NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP.

He has been inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Personal life

In 1986, Allen met Kathryn Edwards and the two later got engaged. They married in 1993 at O.J. Simpson's Rockingham estate, since Allen was friends with Simpson. Allen played the role of Rick Lambert in the sitcom 1st & Ten with Simpson in the mid-80’s. Allen and Edwards' engagement was mentioned in Faye Resnick's book, Nicole Brown Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted, which was published during Simpson's murder trial. Resnick claimed Nicole Brown Simpson was having an affair with Allen and Edwards was aware of Allen's womanizing ways and if she knew of the affair she would have to call off the wedding. The couple was asked to testify in the trial but fought the subpoena as they wanted to stay out of it. The couple divorced in 2001.

Allen is the older brother of Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback Damon Allen.

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Marcus Allen Career

Professional football career

Allen was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders with the 10th overall pick of the 1982 NFL Draft. Allen was delighted that he didn't have to travel because the team had just been relocated from Oakland. Allen has recalled that the Raiders asked him his weight (he answered 200 or 212) and then drafted him shortly after. Allen rushed for 697 yards and led the Raiders to their best AFC record at 8-1, despite the fact that his rookie season was cut short due to a league strike. He was named as the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year by the league. In the AFC Divisional Playoffs, the Raiders lost to the New York Jets.

Allen also hit the 1,000-yard mark for the first time, marking an achievement that will be repeated in the two years. He rushed for 1,759 yards and 11 touchdowns on 380 attempts in 1985, leading the Raiders to a 12-4 record and the AFC West Division Championship. Allen was also named the NFL MVP.

Allen ran for 191 yards, caught two passes for 18 yards, and scored two touchdowns in the Raiders' 38–9 victory over the Washington Redskins on January 22, 1984. A 74-yard touchdown run in Super Bowl XL was included in his statistics, the longest run in Super Bowl history until Willie Parker's 75-yard run in Super Bowl XL. Allen's 191 passing yards were also a Super Bowl record, up until the Redskins' Timmy Smith led it with 204 yards in Super Bowl XXII. Allen joined a select group of players to win both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP (Roger Staubach, Jim Plunkett, and later Desmond Howard). During the playoffs, Allen rushed 58 times for 466 yards and four touchdowns. On 14 receptions, he added 118 yards and one touchdown.

Allen ended the 1985 season on a high note by finishing the year as the NFL rushing champion with nine straight 100-yard games.

Allen coached Bo Jackson in the backfield from 1987 to 1990. Allen was praised for his generous nature and team spirit in sharing the spotlight during the prime of his career. Allen's explosive relationship with owner Al Davis arose as a result of a labor dispute; Davis referred to Allen as a "cancer to the team." Due to a knee injury, he missed the majority of the 1989 season. Allen was relegated to back-up service in his final three seasons with the Raiders, and the depth chart dropped to fourth place for the first time. In December 1992, Allen's tense friendship with Davis hit an all-time low. Allen said, "I think he [Davis] tried to ruin the latter part of my career, tried to devalue me during halftime of the Raiders-Dolphins game on Monday Night Football." He's attempting to discourage me from attending the Hall of Fame. They don't want me to play.

Allen retired from Los Angeles and joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 1993. Despite the fact that he only passed for 764 yards last year, he did score 12 touchdowns, leading the AFC as he and Joe Montana led the Chiefs to the AFC Championship Game. Allen was voted Pro Football Writer of the Year by the Pro Football Writers Association in both Chiefs playoff games this year, and the Pro Football Writers Association named him as the NFL Comeback Player of the Year. Allen became the career rushing yards leader after being passed over by Barry Sanders in Game 1 of 1997. Allen continued to play for the Chiefs for four years, with the team's highest rushing average remaining each year but not his last.

Allen retired after the 1997 season. In 1999, he 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.

Allen was also inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions in 1999.

Allen began as a spokeswoman for OPENSports.com, Mike Levy's brainchild and former CEO of CBS Sportsline.com, in 2008. During this period, Allen maintained a blog and occasionally answered questions from members.

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