Allen Aldridge

{{Short description|American football player (1972–2024)}}

{{for|his father|Allen Aldridge (defensive end)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Use American English|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Allen Aldridge

| image =

| alt =

| caption =

| number = 57, 55

| position = Linebacker,
Long snapper

| birth_date = {{birth date|1972|5|30|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|9|8|1972|5|30|mf=y}}

| death_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lbs = 254

| high_school = Willowridge (Houston)

| college = Houston

| draftyear = 1994

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 51

| pastteams =

• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1994|1997}})
• Detroit Lions ({{NFL Year|1998|2001}})
• Houston Texans ({{NFL Year|2002}})*

| highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (XXXII)
• Second-team All-SWC (1992)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 482

| statlabel2 = Solo

| statvalue2 = 351

| statlabel3 = Tackles for loss

| statvalue3 = 18

| statlabel4 = Interceptions

| statvalue4 = 1

| statlabel5 = Forced fumbles

| statvalue5 = 5

| statlabel6 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue6 = 4

| statlabel7 = Sacks

| statvalue7 = 10.5

| pfr = A/AldrAl21

}}

Allen Ray Aldridge Jr.{{Cite web|url = http://www.nfl.com/players/allenaldridge/profile?id=ALD410038|title = Allen Aldridge Stats, News and Video - OLB|website = NFL.com|access-date = December 2, 2010|archive-date = April 11, 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100411074740/http://www.nfl.com/players/allenaldridge/profile?id=ALD410038|url-status = live}} (May 30, 1972 – September 8, 2024) was an American professional football player who was a linebacker and long snapper in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Houston Cougars. He was selected by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 1994 NFL draft and later won Super Bowl XXXII with the team over the Green Bay Packers.

Aldridge also played for the Detroit Lions and Houston Texans.{{cite web|url=http://old.houstontexans.com/news/Transactions2000_2002.asp |title=Texans Transactions - Houston Texans |access-date=2010-12-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712223453/http://old.houstontexans.com/news/Transactions2000_2002.asp |archive-date=2011-07-12 }}