FS1 | FOX | FOX News | Fox Corporation | FOX Supports | FOX Deportes. In 2000, Allen was selected to his sixth consecutive Pro Bowl and earned consensus All-Pro and All-NFC honors. Allen's stock dropped in the 1994 NFL Draft because of his small school background and a rotator cuff injury. He earned recognition as part of an offensive line that allowed just 19 sacks for 110 yards in 493 pass plays for a season, the fewest in the NFL. document.write ("'><" + "/script>");
Marked seventh consecutive Pro Bowl selection. Allen grew up in Compton, California, and had a troubled childhood, including contracting meningitis and almost dying at six weeks old, as well as being stabbed 12 times in the head, shoulder and neck by a young neighbor while trying to protect his brother at the age of 10. Also, he has been widely recognized as one of the NFL's all-time best offensive linemen, and one of the most powerful men to play the game.
In 2006, three days after being released by the Dallas Cowboys, Allen was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an unrestricted free agent. He helped lead the way as Emmitt Smith became just the third player in the last 29 games to rush for over 100 yards against the Atlanta Falcons on September 20, when he rushed for 109 yards.
The Cowboys rushed for 242 yards against the Redskins for most by Dallas offense since recording 271 rushing yards in Philadelphia on Halloween 1993. Gore, who was awarded a game ball by Nolan, in turn gave game balls to the entire offensive line. The motion and the muscles used to lift the bar are the same ones used to try keeping away defenders. [17], Learn how and when to remove this template message, http://www.criticalbench.com/Larry-Allen-Bench-Press.htm, "700-pound bench press makes Cowboys OL Allen noteworthy powerlifter, too", "Larry Allen's long road from SSU to the NFL Hall of Fame. He played at the New York Giants on September 15, and helped protect Quincy Carter, allowing him to throw for 321 yards in leading Dallas to a come-from-behind overtime win.
He was also named a Pro Bowl starter at guard. Allen was forced into a starting spot just four games into his rookie season when Mark Tuinei suffered back spasms on the road against the Washington Redskins. He started in Denver on New Year's Eve and blocked for Frank Gore to break the 49ers franchise's single-season rushing record and franchise combined yardage record (2,180).
Allen was not academically eligible to play NCAA Division I football, so he attended Butte College in Oroville, California.
In 1999, despite starting in his third offensive line position in as many years and missing five games due to injury, Allen was selected to his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl while earning consensus All-Pro honors at guard. �I think I could've gotten more.�. The entire offensive line was awarded game balls by Head Coach Mike Nolan, in part for their job blocking for the running back, who rushed for 198 yards against the Lions on November 12.
He helped lead way as Marion Barber III rushed for 127 yards and two touchdowns on 27 carries against the Cardinals on October 30. at Atlanta on November 11. He was then inactive for the next five weeks due to the sprained MCL. He helped lead the way as the Cowboys gained 541 total yards while giving up only one sack in 50 pass plays in his first career start at left guard at Washington on September 12. Allen recently bench pressed 700 pounds, 65 more than the career-best he lifted last summer and well into the world-class level.
He received the game ball for helping keep the Redskins sackless for the game. Put another way, Allen lifted about 30 pounds more than the combined weight of Baltimore tackles Tony Siragusa and Sam Adams. The team finished fifth in the league in total offense while Emmitt Smith gained a franchise record 1,773 rushing yards, his fourth NFL rushing title in five years. He returned to the starting lineup in New Orleans on Christmas Eve and helped the Cowboys offensive line give up no sacks on 39 pass plays while helping Smith to rush for his eighth 100-yard game of the season. [4], An 11-time Pro Bowl selection, Allen played 12 seasons with the Cowboys and earned a Super Bowl ring with the team after a 27–17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XXX.
He helped limit All-Pro DT Sapp to one tackle and no sacks in the season opener against the Buccaneers, also helping the Cowboys offense rush for 99 yards on 23 carries, a 4.3 average. A lot of players can do amazing things in the weight room, but not all can translate it onto the field.
He led the way for Emmitt Smith to his first 100-yard rushing game of the season, 107 yards, and offense to 211 total rushing yards in the Cowboys Monday night win over the Redskins on October 15. Allen played a key role in Dallas’ third rank in the league in rushing at 136.5 yards-per-game.
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