Brian Allen (wide receiver)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}

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{{Infobox gridiron football person

| position1 = Wide receiver

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|8|6}}

| birth_place = San Bernardino, California

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| college = Idaho

| amateur_title = Junior college

| amateur_team = Hutchinson CC

| high_school = Bishop Carroll Catholic HS

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 0

| weight_lbs = 184

| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|1984}}

| playing_team1 = Edmonton Eskimos

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Brian Allen (born August 6, 1962) is a former gridiron football wide receiver who played one game for the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League in 1984 and with the Washington Redskins in 1984 the National Football League on the practice squad. He played college football for the Idaho Vandals. In the 1984 USFL collegiate draft, Allen was selected in the 15th round by the Oklahoma Outlaws with the 314th pick, but he didn't play with the Outlaws.{{cite book|last1=Maher|first1=Tod|last2=Gill|first2=Bob|title=The Canadian Pro Football Encyclopedia: Every Player, Coach and Game, 1946–2012|date=2013|publisher=Maher Sports Media|isbn=978-0983513667|page=143}}