Marcus Allen was another stellar USC Heisman Trophy winner


USC legend Marcus Allen turns 60, but remains ageless

Marcus Allen played basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers' G-league team. Looking for a new career track, Allen aimed for medicine, inspired by his physician parents and his team doctors. USC Dornsife's postbaccalaureate premedical program, designed for students with little to no science background, proved the right choice for him.


USC snapshots Marcus Allen beat Oklahoma twice, not just in 1981

Running back Marcus Allen rushed for 2,342 yards for USC in 1981. David Madison/Getty Images. Kevin Gemmell, ESPN Staff Writer Jun 7, 2012, 09:00 AM ET. Close. Pac-12 reporter


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Marcus Allen, the Los Angeles Raiders running back, lovingly calls it Testaroni. To the sports car connoisseur this. In the garage downstairs dwells the toy.. Oklahoma recruited Allen to play quarterback; USC wanted him as a defensive back. The decision was easy: He chose USC with the hope that someday he could play tailback like his idol, O.


USC legend Marcus Allen turns 60, but remains ageless

Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is an American former 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, he was selected 10th overall by the Raiders in the 1982 NFL Draft, following a successful college football career with the USC.


USC legend Marcus Allen turns 60, but remains ageless

Marcus Allen, a former running. A Heisman Trophy winner at USC, Allen won Offensive Rookie of the Year honors after a stellar first season with the Raiders. He went on to enjoy a highly.


Marcus Allen was another stellar USC Heisman Trophy winner

Check out Marcus Allen's College Stats, School, Draft, Gamelog, Splits and More College Stats at Sports-Reference.com.. Marcus Allen. School: USC. Position: RB Heisman Voting: 1st in 1981. Draft: 1st round, 10th overall of the 1982 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Raiders.


USC Marcus Allen in action, rushing vs Washington. Seattle, WA News Photo Getty Images

Marcus Allen. Born: March 26, 1960 (San Diego) San Diego Impact: A quarterback and defensive back at Lincoln High, Allen was the San Diego Section Player of the Year in 1977. He led Vic Player's.


Lot Detail 1981 Marcus Allen USC Trojans "TSN Collection Archives" Original Type 1 8" x 10

After his great college career at USC, Allen headed to the NFL. The Pro Football Years . Raiders (1982-1992) Allen was drafted in the first round of the 1982 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Raiders (the 10th overall selection). April 27, 1982 #Raiders selected USC Trojan RB Marcus Allen, Heisman trophy recipient, in the 1st round and #10 overall.


USC legend Marcus Allen turns 60, but remains ageless

Marcus Allen of the USC Trojans, poses with the coveted Heisman Trophy awarded to him at the Downtown Athletic Club in New York, Dec. 6, 1981. Allen, 21, who traversed more football turf than any other player in college football history, was the 47th winner of the Heisman Memorial Trophy. (AP Photo/Ron Frehm)


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White was so gifted that Marcus Allen played fullback that season.. USC's M.O. was a punishing style of football that became synonymous with its staple play — 28 pitch/29 pitch — aka.


Marcus Allen was another stellar USC Heisman Trophy winner

Marcus Allen, the USC tailback, was relaxing at home the other night, an island of calm in the tumultuous sea of adulation and attention in which he has found himself since Sept. 12, when he began rattling off 200-yard games and unnerving the opposition in the race for the Heisman Trophy. Allen is laughing and telling stories, as winners always.


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There were many fine Saturdays in Marcus Allen's record-breaking 1981 season, which saw the USC tailback become the first player to crack the 2,000-yard rushing barrier. Outside of what Barry Sanders did in 1988, there may be no better individual season in college football history. Among his 14 records Allen set that year: Most yards in a single season (2,342)


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A compilation of some Marcus Allen's collegiate highlights at the University of Southern California. The epitome of a graceful runner, he glided through defe.


USC legend Marcus Allen turns 60, but remains ageless

EDITOR'S NOTE: This Marcus Allen chapter from Dan Weber's MIRACLE MOMENTS IN USC TROJANS FOOTBALL HISTORY book published before the 2018 season honors the great USC tailback the day after his 60th.


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Marcus Allen, the tenth player selected in the 1982 National Football League Draft, played 16 seasons with 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.. And, to (USC coach) John Robinson, my favorite coach, the greatest teacher-psychologist.


USC's Marcus Allen Founder of college football's 2,000 yard club Sports Illustrated Vault

Marcus Allen, USC's fourth Heisman Trophy winner, was college football's first 2,000-yard rusher. When he captured the award in 1981, Marcus set 14 new NCAA records and tied two others, including most yards rushing in a single season (2,342), highest per-game average (212.9), most 200-yard games in a career (11), most 200-yard games in a season.