ABOUT MARCUS ALLEN
Marcus Allen is the most decorated football player in history and the only player to win every accolade at every level. In the history of over 150 years of college football and 100 years of the NFL, he is the only player to win a High School State Championship, College National Championship, Super Bowl, Maxwell Award, Doak Walker Award, Heisman Trophy, Rookie of the Year, Team MVP, NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP, Comeback Player of the Year, and College and Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was the tenth player selected in the 1982 National Football League Draft, and played 16 seasons between the Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs. During that time, he gained 12,243 yards rushing, 5,411 yards receiving, and scored 145 touchdowns.
Considered one of the game’s best goal line and short-yardage runners, Marcus began his pro career as the NFL Rookie of the Year and ended as the game’s all-time rushing touchdown leader.
At the time of his retirement following the 1997 season, he held the single-season record for most rushing and receiving yards combined (2,314), second in consecutive 100-yard games, and was third in career-combined yardage. During his 11 seasons with the Raiders, the former University of Southern California standout, was named to the Pro Bowl five times. He added a sixth appearance in 1994, as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.
He was the Raiders' leading rusher for seven consecutive years and the Chiefs' four consecutive times. In 1987, he also led the Raiders in receptions with 51. Allen’s big-game performance in Super Bowl XVIII when the Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 earned the second-year player MVP honors. In that game he rushed for 191 yards and scored two touchdowns, winning a Super Bowl record 74-yard gallop.
Allen’s finest season came in 1985, as he led the league with 1,759 rushing yards on 380 carries for a 4.6 yards per carry average and 11 touchdowns. He also caught 67 passes for 555 yards and scored an additional three touchdowns. For his performance he was rewarded with league MVP honors.
In 1995, Marcus made NFL history when he became the first player in league history to rush for over 10,000 yards and catch passes for 5,000 more. As further evidence of his versatility, Allen completed 12 of 27 passes for 282 yards and six touchdowns during his career.
In 15 career playoff games, he carried the ball 267 times for 1,347 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging an impressive 5.0 yards per carry average. He also added 52 catches for 522 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Allen joined the CBS broadcasting team for the NFL Today Show in 1998 and later went on to cover College Football for Fox Sports. Marcus Allen is a keynote speaker, actor and writer. He helped write an autobiography with Carlton Stowers and is known for his role in producing the movie “Searching for Angela Shelton.” Allen serves on the board of directors for the Lott Impact Trophy and is also a member of the Laureus World Sports Academy.
