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Marcus Allen

{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}

{{Other people|Marcus Allen}}

{{Use American English|date=November 2022}}

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

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Marcus Allen

| image = Pro Football Hall of Famer Speaks at Award Ceremony 130104-A-GX635-439 (cropped).jpg

| alt =

| caption = Allen in 2013

| number = 32

| position = Running back

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|3|26}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 2

| weight_lb = 210

| high_school = Lincoln (San Diego)

| college = USC (1978–1981)

| draftyear = 1982

| draftround = 1

| draftpick = 10

| pastteams =

| highlights =

| statlabel1 = Rushing yards

| statvalue1 = 12,243

| statlabel2 = Rushing average

| statvalue2 = 4.1

| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 123

| statlabel4 = Receptions

| statvalue4 = 587

| statlabel5 = Receiving yards

| statvalue5 = 5,411

| statlabel6 = Receiving touchdowns

| statvalue6 = 21

| pfr = A/AlleMa00

| HOF = marcus-allen

| CollegeHOF = 2053

}}

Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is an American former professional football running back who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the Los Angeles Raiders. Considered one of the greatest goal line and short-yard runners in NFL history,{{Cite web |title=Marcus Allen |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?player_id=15 |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=Pro Football Hall of Fame }} he was selected 10th overall by the Raiders in the 1982 NFL draft, following a successful college football career with the USC Trojans. He was a member of the Raiders for 11 seasons and spent his last five seasons with the Kansas City Chiefs.

During his professional career, Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards. He also scored 145 touchdowns, including a then-league-record 123 rushing touchdowns, and was elected to six Pro Bowls. While with the Raiders, he helped the team win Super Bowl XVIII. He was the first NFL player to gain more than 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards during his career. Allen has the distinction of being the only player to have won the Heisman Trophy, named Unanimous All-American, won an AFCA National Championship Trophy, the Super Bowl, and be named NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP.{{Cite web |last=Turner |first=Josiah |date=2016-02-03 |title=Cam could become 2nd to win Heisman/national title/MVP/Super Bowl |url=https://www.espn.com/sportsnation/story/_/id/14701949/cam-newton-become-second-player-win-heisman-national-title-nfl-mvp-super-bowl |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} He was inducted to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000, the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003, and the International Sports Hall of Fame in 2021.{{cite web |title=2021 International Sports Hall of Fame Inductees |url=https://events.sportshof.org/sportshof-2021/ |website=www.sportshof.org |author=Dr. Robert Goldman | date=March 13, 2021 | access-date=July 14, 2023}}

Early life

Allen played football at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Diego, California, where he played the quarterback and safety positions.{{Cite web |date=October 20, 2015 |title=Marcus Allen, Terrell Davis deliver Golden Footballs to SD |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/marcus-allen-terrell-davis-deliver-golden-footballs-to-sd-0ap3000000561903 |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-02-26 |title=San Diego Stadium farewell: Lincoln’s Marcus Allen had game for the ages in 1977 finals |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2021/02/26/san-diego-stadium-farewell-lincolns-marcus-allen-had-game-for-the-ages-in-1977-finals/ |access-date=2024-11-15 |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |language=en-US}} Watching Allen in the 1977 CIF Title game against Kearny High School, one saw the emergence of a superstar. Allen led the Lincoln team to a 34–6 victory, scoring five touchdowns, including one after intercepting a pass. Allen rushed for 195 yards.[http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/the-52/sdut-marcus-allen-raiders-nfl-cif-chiefs-usc-2014feb03-htmlstory.html San Diego Union-Tribune], February 3, 2014. Allen won the Cal-Hi Sports Mr. Football, awarded to California's best high school football player, in 1977.[https://www.calhisports.com/cal-hi-sports-mr-football], January 11, 2024.

College career

Allen played running back at the University of Southern California (USC) from 1978 to 1981, playing on the same team as fellow hall of famer Ronnie Lott for his first three seasons and hall of famer Anthony Munoz for his first two. He was recruited as a safety, but head coach John Robinson switched him to tailback. As a freshman in 1978, Allen was a member of the Trojans' National Championship team (as recognized by the coaches poll), playing as a backup to eventual Heisman Trophy winning running back Charles White.

In 1979, he was moved to fullback, recording 879 yards from scrimmage. Eventually, in 1980, Allen became the starter at tailback and rushed for 1,563 yards, the third-most in the nation that year (behind George Rogers of S. Carolina – 1,781 yards and Herschel Walker of Georgia – 1,616). In 1981, Allen rushed for 2,342 yards, becoming only the second player in NCAA history to rush for over 2,000 yards in one season,{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} passing the 2,000-yard mark in a win at Cal. He also gained a total of 2,683 offensive yards, led the nation in scoring, and won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and Walter Camp Award. He was also the Pac-10 Player of the Year. Allen shares the NCAA record for most 200-yard rushing games with Ricky Williams and Ron Dayne, each completing the feat twelve times.{{citation needed|date = March 2025}}

Allen finished his four college seasons with 4,664 rushing yards, 5,232 total yards, and 46 touchdowns, while averaging 5.2 yards per carry.{{citation needed|date = March 2025}}

USC has retired his jersey No. 33.{{citation needed|date = March 2025}}

=College statistics=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Season

! colspan="5"| Rushing

! colspan="5"| Receiving

AttYdsAvgLngTDRecYdsAvgLngTD
1978

| 31 || 171 || 5.5 || 17 || 1 || — || — || — || — || —

1979

| 105 || 606 || 5.8 || 38 || 8 || 20 || 273 || 13.7 || 34 || 0

1980

| 354 || 1,563 || 4.4 || 45 || 14 || 30 || 231 || 7.7 || 19 || 0

1981

| 403 || 2,342 || 5.8 || 74 || 22 || 29 || 217 || 7.5 || 50 || 1

Totals{{Cite web |title=1981 USC Trojans |url=http://www.totalfootballstats.com/Team_College.asp?id=156&Season=1981 |access-date=August 1, 2012 |publisher=TotalFootballStats.com}}8934,6825.27445797219.1501

Professional career

File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 52 - Marcus Allen (Marcus Allen crop).jpg and earned MVP honors as he rushed for a record of 191 yards, including a memorable 74-yard touchdown run.{{Cite book |last=Harvey |first=Harvey |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jjICvznh_cUC&q=marcus+allen+Super+Bowl+XVIII&pg=PA122 |title=The Super Bowl's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of Big-Game Heroes, Pigskin Zeroes, and Championship Oddities |publisher=Brassey's, Inc. |year=2002 |isbn=9781612340289 |edition=1st |page=123}}]]

Allen was drafted as the 10th overall pick in the 1982 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Raiders.{{Cite book |last=Jensen |first=Jeffry |url=https://archive.org/details/greatathletes0000unse/page/42 |title=Great Athletes |publisher=Salem Press |year=2002 |isbn=1-58765-008-8 |editor-last=Dawson |editor-first=Dawn P |edition=Revised |volume=1 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/greatathletes0000unse/page/42 42–45] |orig-year=1992}} Allen was pleased that he didn't have to travel as the team had just relocated from Oakland. Allen has recalled that shortly before being drafted the Raiders asked him his weight (he answered 200 or 212) and then drafted him soon after. Though his rookie season was shortened by a league strike, Allen rushed for 697 yards and led the Raiders to the best record in the AFC at 8–1. He was voted the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. The Raiders lost to the New York Jets in the AFC Divisional Playoffs.

The next season, Allen broke the 1,000-yard mark for the first time, an accomplishment he would repeat the two following years. During the 1985 season, he rushed for 1,759 yards and scored 11 touchdowns on 380 carries, leading the Raiders to a 12–4 record and the AFC West Division Championship. In addition, Allen was named the NFL MVP.

In Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984, Allen ran for 191 yards, caught two passes for 18 yards, and scored two touchdowns in the Raiders' 38–9 victory over the Washington Redskins. Included in his stats was a 74-yard touchdown run, a feat that remained the longest run in Super Bowl history until Willie Parker's 75-yard run in Super Bowl XL. Allen's 191 rushing yards were also a Super Bowl record, which stood until Timmy Smith of the Redskins topped it with 204 yards in Super Bowl XXII. Upon winning the game, Allen joined a small group of players to win both the Heisman Trophy and Super Bowl MVP (Roger Staubach, Jim Plunkett, and later Desmond Howard).{{citation needed|date=June 2016}} In total, Allen rushed 58 times for 466 yards and four touchdowns during the playoffs. He also added 118 yards and one touchdown on 14 receptions.{{Cite web |title=Marcus Allen Game Logs |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlleMa00_playoffs.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725151018/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlleMa00_playoffs.htm |archive-date=July 25, 2008 |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |publisher=Sports Reference}}

Image:1985 Police Raiders-Rams - 01 Marcus Allen (crop).jpg

Allen ended the 1985 season on a strong note, finishing the year as the NFL rushing leader with 9 consecutive 100-yard games.

From 1987 through 1990, Allen shared the backfield with Bo Jackson. Initially, Allen was commended for his gracious nature and team spirit for sharing the spotlight during the prime of his career.{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-12-04-sp-17799-story.html|title = Archives|website = Los Angeles Times| date=December 4, 1987 }} In later seasons with the Raiders, Allen had a stormy relationship with owner Al Davis stemming from a contract dispute; Davis referred to Allen as a "cancer to the team."{{Cite web |last=Gay |first=Nancy |date=August 4, 2003 |title=Raiders Notebook: Classy Allen has the last word on his day |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/08/04/SP304723.DTL |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=SFGate |publisher=Hearst Communications}} He also missed most of the 1989 season with a knee injury. Allen was relegated to back-up duty in his final three seasons with the Raiders and, at one time, fell to fourth on the depth chart.{{Cite web |title=Allen relegated to back up duty |url=http://www.football.com/nfl/oaklandraiders/history.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905020715/http://www.football.com/nfl/oaklandraiders/history.html |archive-date=September 5, 2008 |access-date=August 19, 2008 |website=Football.com }} Allen's strained relationship with Davis reached an all-time low in December 1992. During halftime of the Raiders-Dolphins game on Monday Night Football, a taped interview between Al Michaels and Allen was broadcast in which Allen said that Davis "told me he was going to get me", adding, "I think he [Davis] tried to ruin the latter part of my career, tried to devalue me. He's trying to stop me from going to the Hall of Fame. They don't want me to play."{{Cite web |date=December 15, 1992 |title=Pro Football: Raiders' Allen Irked at Davis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1992/12/15/sports/pro-football-raiders-allen-irked-at-davis.html |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=The New York Times}}

Allen eventually left Los Angeles and joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 1993. Although he only rushed for 764 yards that year, he scored 12 touchdowns, leading the AFC,{{Cite web |date=February 18, 2009 |title=Marcus Allen |url=http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/allenmar.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125022211/http://www.hickoksports.com/biograph/allenmar.shtml |archive-date=January 25, 2013 |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=HickokSports.com |publisher=Ralph Hickok}} as he and Joe Montana led the Chiefs to the AFC Championship Game. Allen scored touchdowns in all three Chiefs playoff games that year, and was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year by the Pro Football Writers Association. With the retirement of Eric Dickerson in 1993, Allen became the active leader in career rushing yards, a position he maintained until being passed by Barry Sanders in week 1 of 1997. Allen went on to play for the Chiefs for four more seasons, leading the team in rushing every year but his last.

Allen retired after the 1997 season. In 1999, he was ranked 72nd on The Sporting News' list of the 100 Greatest Football Players. Allen was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2003. Allen was also inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.

In 1999,{{cite web |title=Marcus Allen legendary in '77 CIF title game |url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sports/the-52/sdut-marcus-allen-raiders-nfl-cif-chiefs-usc-2014feb03-htmlstory.html |website=San Diego Union-Tribune |access-date=June 6, 2024 |date=February 3, 2014}} Allen was also inducted into the San Diego Hall of Champions Breitbard Hall of Fame.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20141010010127/http://www.sdhoc.com/news-media/breitbard-hall-fame-class-2015 "LT TOPS BREITBARD HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2015"]}}. San Diego Hall of Champions. 2015.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20150614021131/http://www.sdhoc.com/news-media/2014-Sandiego.com-article "We Are the Champions, of San Diego"]}}. San Diego Hal of Champions. September 18, 2014.

In 2008, Allen joined as a spokesman for the sports website OPENSports.com, the brainchild of Mike Levy, founder and former CEO of CBS Sportsline.com. Allen wrote a blog and occasionally answered member questions for the company during this time.{{when|date=June 2016}}{{Cite web |title=Marcus Allen |url=http://www.opensports.com/marcusallen |access-date=May 11, 2009 |website=OPEN Sports |publisher=OPEN Sports Network}}

NFL career statistics

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| AP NFL MVP & OPOTY

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| Super Bowl MVP

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| Won the Super Bowl

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| Led the league

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| Career high

style="width:3em;"| Underline

| Incomplete data

=Regular season=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Team

! colspan="2"| Games

! colspan="5"| Rushing

! colspan="5"| Receiving

! colspan="2"| Fumbles

{{abbr|GP|Games played}}{{abbr|GS|Games started}}{{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}}{{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}}{{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}}{{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}}{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}}{{abbr|Rec|Receptions}}{{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}}{{abbr|Y/R|Yards per reception}}{{abbr|Lng|Longest reception}}{{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}}{{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}{{abbr|Lost|Fumbles lost}}
1982 || LAR

| 9 || 9 ||160 || 697 || 4.4 || 53 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 11 || 38 || 401 || 10.6 || 51 || 3 || 5 || —

1983style="background:#afe6ba;"|LAR

| 16 || 15 || 266 || 1,014 || 3.8 || 74 || 9 || 68 || 590 || 8.7 || 36 || 2 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 14 || —

1984LAR

| 16 || 16 || 275 || 1,168 || 4.2 || 52 || 13 || 64 || 758 || 11.8 || 92 || 5 || 8 || —

style="background:#ffff00;"|1985LAR

| 16 || 16 || 380 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 1,759 || 4.6 || 61 || 11 || 67 || 555 || 8.3 || 44 || 3 || 3 || —

1986LAR

| 13 || 10 || 208 || 759 || 3.6 || 28 || 5 || 46 || 453 || 9.8 || 36 || 2 || 7 || —

1987LAR

| 12 || 12 || 200 || 754 || 3.8 || 44 || 5 || 51 || 410 || 8.0 || 39 || 0 || 3 || —

1988LAR

| 15 || 15 || 223 || 831 || 3.7 || 32 || 7 || 34 || 303 || 8.9 || 30 || 1 || 5 || —

1989LAR

| 8 || 5 || 69 || 293 || 4.2 || 15 || 2 || 20 || 191 || 9.6 || 26 || 0 || 2 || —

1990LAR

| 16 || 15 || 179 || 682 || 3.8 || 28 || 12 || 15 || 189 || 12.6 || 30 || 1 || 1 || —

1991LAR

| 8 || 2 || 63 || 287 || 4.6 || 26 || 2 || 15 || 131 || 8.7 || 25 || 0 || 1 || —

1992LAR

| 16 || 0 || 67 || 301 || 4.5 || 21 || 2 || 28 || 277 || 9.9 || 40 || 1 || 1 || —

1993KC

| 16 || 10 || 206 || 764 || 3.7 || 39 || style="background:#cfecec;"| 12 || 34 || 238 || 7.0 || 18 || 3 || 4 || —

1994KC

| 13 || 13 || 189 || 709 || 3.8 || 36 || 7 || 42 || 349 || 8.3 || 38 || 0 || 3 || 2

1995KC

| 16 || 15 || 207 || 890 || 4.3 || 38 || 5 || 27 || 210 || 7.8 || 20 || 0 || 2 || 1

1996KC

| 16 || 15 || 206 || 830 || 4.0 || 35 || 9 || 27 || 270 || 10.0 || 59 || 0 || 2 || 0

1997KC

| 16 || 0 || 124 || 505 || 4.1 || 30 || 11 || 11 || 86 || 7.8 || 18 || 0 || 4 || 2

colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlleMa00.htm Career]2221683,02212,2434.1741235875,4119.29221655

=Postseason=

class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
rowspan="2"| Year

! rowspan="2"| Team

! colspan="2"| Games

! colspan="5"| Rushing

! colspan="5"| Receiving

! colspan="2"| Fumbles

{{abbr|GP|Games played}}{{abbr|GS|Games started}}{{abbr|Att|Rushing attempts}}{{abbr|Yds|Rushing yards}}{{abbr|Y/A|Yards per rushing attempt}}{{abbr|Lng|Longest rushing attempt}}{{abbr|TD|Rushing touchdowns}}{{abbr|Rec|Receptions}}{{abbr|Yds|Receiving yards}}{{abbr|Y/R|Yards per reception}}{{abbr|Lng|Longest reception}}{{abbr|TD|Receiving touchdowns}}{{abbr|Fum|Fumbles}}{{abbr|Lost|Fumbles lost}}
1982RAI

| 2 || 2 || 32 || 108 || 3.4 || 13 || 3 || 12 || 112 || 9.3 || 35 || 0 || 2 || —

style="background:#f4c842;"|1983style="background:#afe6ba;"|RAI

| 3 || 3 || 58 || 466 || 8.0 || 74 || 4 || 14 || 118 || 8.4 || 17 || 1 || 1 || 0

1984RAI

| 1 || 1 || 17 || 61 || 3.6 || 15 || 0 || 5 || 90 || 18.0 || 46 || 1 || 1 || —

1985RAI

| 1 || 1 || 22 || 121 || 5.5 || 17 || 1 || 3 || 8 || 2.7 || 6 || 0 || 1 || —

1990RAI

| 2 || 2 || 31 || 166 || 5.4 || 20 || 0 || 3 || 43 || 14.3 || 24 || 0 || 0 || 0

1991RAI

| 1 || 1 || 7 || 39 || 5.6 || 10 || 0 || 1 || 4 || 4.0 || 4 || 0 || 1 || —

1993KC

| 3 || 3 || 53 || 191 || 3.6 || 24 || 3 || 7 || 77 || 11.0 || 27 || 0 || 0 || 0

1994KC

| 1 || 1 || 14 || 64 || 4.6 || 11 || 0 || 5 || 49 || 9.8 || 16 || 0 || 1 || 1

1995KC

| 1 || 1 || 21 || 94 || 4.5 || 16 || 0 || 2 || 21 || 10.5 || 16 || 0 || 0 || 0

1997KC

| 1 || 0 || 12 || 37 || 3.1 || 14 || 0 || 1 || 8 || 8.0 || 8 || 0 || 0 || 0

colspan="2"| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AlleMa00/gamelog/post/ Career]16152671,3475.074115353010.046271

=NFL records=

  • Consecutive seasons with multiple touchdowns: 16 – (tied with Irving Fryar)
  • Consecutive seasons with a rushing touchdown: 16
  • Consecutive seasons with multiple rushing touchdowns: 16
  • Oldest player to score 10+ touchdowns in a season: 37 years old

Personal life

Image:Marcus Allen National Mall3.jpg Katherine Ward introduce Aretha Franklin during a concert in tribute to U.S. military members on the National Mall, September 4, 2003]]

In 1986, Allen met Kathryn Eickstaedt and the two later got engaged.{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2016 |title=Erika Girardi and Kathryn Edwards Join The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills |url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Erika-Girardi-and-Kathryn-Edwards-Join-THE-REAL-HOUSEWIVES-OF-BEVERLY-HILLS-20151105 |access-date=September 9, 2016 |website=Broadway World}} They married in 1993 at O.J. Simpson's Rockingham estate, since Allen was friends with Simpson.{{cite episode|title = Part 2|url = https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/1dd6894d-84cd-46b8-8ee1-965240907453|series = O.J.: Made in America|series-link = O.J.: Made in America|credits=Ezra Edelman|network = ESPN Films|station = ESPN|air-date = June 14, 2016|minutes = 1:27:28}} Allen played the role of Rick Lambert in the sitcom 1st & Ten with Simpson in the mid-80's. Allen and Eickstaedt's engagement was mentioned in Faye Resnick's book, Nicole Brown Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted, which was published during Simpson's murder trial. Resnick claimed Nicole Brown Simpson was having an affair with Allen, and Eickstaedt was aware of Allen's womanizing ways, and if she knew of the affair, she would have to call off the wedding.{{Cite web |last=Segura |first=Megan |date=January 26, 2016 |title=A Deep Dive into the Kathryn vs. Faye Feud |url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/season-6/blogs/a-deep-dive-into-the-kathryn-vs-faye-feud |access-date=September 10, 2016 |website=Bravo}} Sports agent Mike Gilbert (who had represented both Allen and Simpson) and actress Robin Greer both also claimed in O.J.: Made in America that Simpson and Allen had had a romantic relationship.{{cite episode|title = Part 2|url = https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/1dd6894d-84cd-46b8-8ee1-965240907453|series = O.J.: Made in America|series-link = O.J.: Made in America|credits=Ezra Edelman|network = ESPN Films|station = ESPN|air-date = June 14, 2016|minutes = 1:26:55}} Allen and Eickstaedt were summoned to testify in the trial but fought the subpoena as they wanted to stay out of it.{{Cite web |last=Rosenfeld |first=Laura |date=February 24, 2016 |title=Does Kathryn Edwards Think O.J. Simpson Did It? |url=http://www.bravotv.com/the-daily-dish/does-kathryn-edwards-think-oj-simpson-did-it |access-date=September 10, 2016 |website=Bravo |publisher=The Daily Dish}} The couple divorced in 2001.{{Cite web |date=November 5, 2015 |title=Bravo Media Blings Back an All New Season of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" Premiering Tuesday, December 1 at 9PM ET/PT |url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2015/11/05/bravo-media-blings-back-an-all-new-season-of-the-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills-premiering-tuesday-december-1-at-9pm-et-pt-734411/20151105bravo01/ |access-date=September 9, 2016 |website=The Futon Critic}}{{Cite web |last=Weigle |first=Lauren |date=January 19, 2016 |title=Kathryn 'Kate' Edwards on 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills' |url=http://heavy.com/entertainment/2016/01/kathryn-kate-edwards-net-worth-husband-donnie-instagram-wife-real-housewives-of-beverly-hills/ |access-date=September 10, 2016 |website=Heavy}}

Allen is the older brother of Canadian Football Hall of Fame quarterback Damon Allen.{{Cite news|last=Diamos|first=Jason|date=August 31, 2006|title=Undiscovered Quarterback Is a Star Up North|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/31/sports/football/31allen.html|access-date=December 12, 2021}}

See also

References

=General references=

  • Marcus: The Autobiography of Marcus Allen with Carlton Stowers (October 1998)
  • Road to Canton by Marcus Allen (July 2003)
  • Strength of the Heart: Marcus Allen's Life's Little Playbooks

=Inline citations=

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  • [https://web.archive.org/web/19980129112956/http://www.kcchiefs.com/bios/p_bio32.html "Marcus Allen: Pro Career"]. Kansas City Chiefs. 1997. Archived by the Wayback Machine.

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