Editing Marcus Allen (section)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1960)}}
{{Other people|Marcus Allen}}
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{{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|San Diego, California]], U.S.
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| height_ft   = 6
| height_in   = 2
| weight_lb   = 210
| high_school = [[Lincoln High School (San Diego, California)|Lincoln]] (San Diego)
| college     = [[USC Trojans football|USC]] (1978–1981)
| draftyear   = 1982
| draftround  = 1
| draftpick   = 10
| pastteams   =
* [[Los Angeles Raiders]] ({{NFL Year|1982|1992}})
* [[Kansas City Chiefs]] ({{NFL Year|1993|1997}})
| highlights  =
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]])
* [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl XVIII|XVIII]])
* [[NFL Most Valuable Player]] (1985)
* [[National Football League Offensive Player of the Year Award|NFL Offensive Player of the Year]] (1985)
* [[National Football League Rookie of the Year Award|NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year]] (1982)
* [[National Football League Comeback Player of the Year Award|NFL Comeback Player of the Year]] (1993)
* 2× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[1982 All-Pro Team|1982]], [[1985 All-Pro Team|1985]])
* Second-team All-Pro ([[1984 All-Pro Team|1984]])
* 6× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[1983 Pro Bowl|1982]], [[1985 Pro Bowl|1984]]–[[1988 Pro Bowl|1987]], [[1994 Pro Bowl|1993]])
* 2× [[List of NFL annual rushing touchdowns leaders|NFL rushing touchdowns leader]] (1982, 1993)
* [[List of NFL annual rushing yards leaders|NFL rushing yards leader]] (1985)
* [[List of NFL annual scoring leaders|NFL scoring leader]]  ({{NFL Year|1982}})
* [[Coaches' Trophy|AFCA National Championship Trophy]] ([[1978 USC Trojans football team|1978]])
* [[Heisman Trophy]] (1981)
* [[Maxwell Award]] (1981)
* [[Walter Camp Award]] (1981)
* [[Sporting News College Football Player of the Year|''SN'' Player of the Year]] (1981)
* [[Chic Harley Award]] (1981)
* [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]] ([[1981 College Football All-America Team|1981]])
* Second-team [[College Football All-America Team|All-American]] ([[1980 College Football All-America Team|1980]])
* [[Pac-12 Conference football individual awards#Players of the year|Pac-10 Player of the Year]] (1981)
* [[Pop Warner Trophy]] (1981)
* 2× First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-10]] ([[1980 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|1980]], [[1981 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|1981]])
* [[USC Trojans football#Heisman Trophy winners and retired numbers|USC Trojans No. 33]] retired
| statlabel1  = Rushing yards
| statvalue1  = 12,243
| statlabel2  = Rushing average
| statvalue2  = 4.1
| statlabel3  = Rushing [[touchdown]]s
| statvalue3  = 123
| statlabel4  = [[Reception (gridiron football)|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 [[American football|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,<ref name="greatest">{{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 }}</ref> he was selected 10th overall by the Raiders in the [[1982 NFL draft]], following a successful [[college football]] career with the [[USC Trojans football|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 [[touchdown]]s, including a then-league-record 123 rushing touchdowns, and was elected to six [[Pro Bowl]]s. 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 [[List of unanimous All-Americans in college football|Unanimous All-American]], won an [[Coaches' Trophy|AFCA National Championship Trophy]], the [[Super Bowl]], and be named [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|NFL MVP]] and [[Super Bowl MVP]].<ref name="MA">{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>