Editing Larry Allen (section)

{{Short description|American football player (1971–2024)}}
{{other people}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{more citations needed|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name        = Larry Allen
| image       = Larry Allen in 2007.jpg
| image_size  = 
| alt         = 
| caption     = Allen with the San Francisco 49ers in 2007
| number      = 73, 71
| position    = [[Guard (gridiron football)|Guard]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date|1971|11|27}}
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, California]], U.S.
| death_date  = {{Death date and age|2024|6|2|1971|11|27}}
| death_place = [[Mexico]]
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 3
| weight_lb   = 325
| high_school = [[Vintage High School|Vintage]] {{nowrap|([[Napa, California]])}}
| college     = [[Butte College|Butte]] (1989–1990) <br> [[Sonoma State Cossacks football|Sonoma State]] (1992–1993)
| draftyear   = 1994
| draftround  = 2
| draftpick   = 46
| pastteams   =
* [[Dallas Cowboys]] ({{NFL Year|1994|2005}})
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|2006|2007}})
| highlights  =
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXX|XXX]])
* 6× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1996 All-Pro Team|1996]]–[[2001 All-Pro Team|2001]])             
* Second-team All-Pro ([[1995 All-Pro Team|1995]])
* 11× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1996 Pro Bowl|1995]]–[[2002 Pro Bowl|2001]], [[2004 Pro Bowl|2003]]–[[2007 Pro Bowl|2006]])
* [[PFWA All-Rookie Team]] ([[PFWA All-Rookie Team#1994|1994]])
* [[NFL 1990s All-Decade Team]]
* [[National Football League 2000s All-Decade Team|NFL 2000s All-Decade Team]]
* [[NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team]]
* [[Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor]]
| statlabel1  = Games played
| statvalue1  = 203
| statlabel2  = Games started
| statvalue2  = 197
| statlabel3  = [[Fumble]] recoveries
| statvalue3  = 4
| pfr         = AlleLa00
| HOF         = larry-allen 
}}

'''Larry Christopher Allen Jr.''' (November 27, 1971 – June 2, 2024) was an American professional [[American football|football]] player who was a [[Guard (gridiron football)|guard]] in the [[National Football League]] (NFL) for 14 seasons, primarily with the [[Dallas Cowboys]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[Butte College|Butte Roadrunners]] and the [[Sonoma State Cossacks football|Sonoma State Cossacks]], and was selected by the Cowboys in the second round of the [[1994 NFL draft]]. A player capable of using his speed against defenders, Allen was regarded as one of the strongest players to ever play in the NFL.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.criticalbench.com/Larry-Allen-Bench-Press.htm|title = Larry Allen's Bench Press| date=December 8, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Aron |first=Jaime |date=July 29, 2001 |title=700-pound bench press makes Cowboys OL Allen noteworthy powerlifter, too |work=Abilene Reporter-News |url=http://www.texnews.com/1998/2001/cowboys/make0729.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110614100744/http://www.texnews.com/1998/2001/cowboys/make0729.html |archive-date=June 14, 2011}}</ref><ref name="hall">Padecky, Bob. [http://www.sonoma.edu/newscenter/2013/02/post-179.html "Larry Allen's long road from SSU to the NFL Hall of Fame."] ''www.sonoma.edu'', February 2, 2013. Retrieved April 27, 2016.</ref><ref name=":0">{{Citation |last=NFL World |title=DeMarcus Ware shares who is the greatest player he ever faced |date=September 16, 2017 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxDG5iy56jc  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231010192721/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxDG5iy56jc  |url-status=dead  |archive-date=October 10, 2023  |access-date=October 4, 2017}}</ref>

Spending his first 12 seasons with the Cowboys, Allen earned ten [[Pro Bowl]] selections and six first-team [[All-Pro]] honors. He was also part of the team that won a [[Super Bowl]] title in [[Super Bowl XXX]] over the [[1995 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]. Allen played his final two seasons with the [[San Francisco 49ers]], where he received his 11th Pro Bowl selection. He was inducted to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in 2013.<ref name="USA Today">{{Cite news |last=Corbett |first=Jim |date=February 2, 2013 |title=Parcells, Carter finally make Pro Football Hall of Fame |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2013/02/02/nfl-hall-of-fame-announcement/1886453/ |access-date=February 2, 2013}}</ref>