Larry Allen
Allen in 2007 with the 49ers
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| Position: | Guard | ||||||||
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| Date of birth: | November 27, 1971 | ||||||||
| Place of birth: | Los Angeles, California | ||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 325 lb (147 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Napa (CA) Vintage | ||||||||
| College: | Sonoma State | ||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 1994 / Round: 2 / Pick: 46 | ||||||||
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| Games played: | 203 |
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| Games started: | 197 |
| Fumbles recovered: | 4 |
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Larry Christopher Allen Jr. (born November 27, 1971) is a former American football guard who played in the National Football League (NFL) for fourteen seasons. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football at Sonoma State University. At 6 ft 3 in height and weighing 325 pounds, Allen is regarded as one of the physically strongest men to have ever played in the NFL, having recorded an official bench press of 705 lb (320 kg) and a squat of 905 lb (411 kg).
An 11-time Pro Bowl selection, Allen played 12 seasons with the Cowboys and earned a Super Bowl ring with the team after a 27–17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX. He played his final two seasons with the San Francisco 49ers before signing a one-day contract with the Dallas Cowboys, allowing him to retire with the organization that drafted him, prior to the 2008 regular season. In his career, he played in more Pro Bowls than any other Dallas Cowboys offensive player in franchise history. On February 2, 2013, Allen was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Allen grew up in Compton, California, and had a troubling childhood, including contracting meningitis and almost dying at 6 weeks old, as well as being stabbed 12 times in the head, shoulder and neck by a young neighbor while trying to protect his brother at the age of 10. He attended a different school in each of his four years of high school. As a freshman at Centennial High School in Compton, he lettered in football. For his sophomore year, he attended Tokay High School in Lodi. As a junior, he transferred to in . He finished from Vintage High School in Napa, California, but did not graduate.
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