Marcus Allen

Marcus Allen

Allen in July 2008
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Position:	Running back
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1960-03-26) March 26, 1960 (age 56)
Place of birth:	San Diego, California
Height:	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:	210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:	San Diego (CA) Lincoln
College:	USC
NFL Draft:	1982 / Round: 1 / Pick: 10
Career history
Los Angeles Raiders (1982–1992) Kansas City Chiefs (1993–1997)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XVIII) Super Bowl MVP (XVIII) 6× Pro Bowl (1982, 1984–1987, 1993) 2× First-team All-Pro (1982, 1985) Second-team All-Pro (1984) NFL Most Valuable Player (1985) NFL Comeback Player of the Year (1993) NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1985) NFL Rookie of the Year (1982) 2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (1982, 1993) NFL rushing yards leader (1985) National champion (1978) Heisman Trophy (1981) Maxwell Award (1981) Walter Camp Award (1981) Pac-10 Player of the Year (1981) Unanimous All-American (1981) Second-team All-American (1980) USC Trojans No. 33 retired
Career NFL statistics
Rushing yards: 12,243 Average: 4.1 Receptions: 587 Receiving yards: 5,411 Touchdowns: 144 Player stats at NFL.com
Pro Football Hall of Fame
College Football Hall of Fame

Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is a former American 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. He was also a fairly good passer for a running back, completing 12 of 27 passes for 285 yards and six touchdowns, with only one interception. Allen was the first player ever 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 and was professional football's all-time leader in passing yards.

Allen has the distinction of being the only player in the history of football to have won a Heisman Trophy, an NCAA National Championship, a Super Bowl, and be named NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP. He has also been inducted into both the College Football Hall of Fame and the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Allen played football at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Diego, California, where he played the quarterback and safety positions.