Marcus Allen was born on March 26, 1960 in San Diego, California, USA as Marcus LeMarr Allen. He is an actor and producer, known for A Triumph of the Heart: The Ricky Bell Story (1991), 1998 AFC Championship Game (1999) and NFL Monday Night Football (1970). He has been married to Kathryn Eickstaedt since June 26, 1993.
National Football League Most Valuable Player Award, Heisman Trophy (1981), Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award, Pro Football Hall of Fame (2003), NFL Offensive Player of the Year (1985), Pro Bowl (1982, 1984–1987, 1993), Heisman Trophy (1981), Maxwell Award (1981), Super Bowl champion (XVIII), ...
Movies
NFL: Greatest Super Bowl Moments, The Champions of Troy: Complete History of USC Trojan Football
TV Shows
The NFL Today
Star Sign
Aries
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But there is something to the fact that we don't see games on the West Coast, or we don't see games on the East Coast, and stuff like that. It's so unfair, because there is a bias that takes place.
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Inducted into the California Sports Hall of Fame in 2007.
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Inducted into the University of Southern California Athletics Hall of Fame in 1995.
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Inducted into the San Diego [California] Hall of Champions Breitbard Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Inducted into the Rose Bowl Hall of Fame in 1997.
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Together with Latino celebrities, including Frankie J, Don Omar, Paola Turbay, Edgar Lopez, Miguel Varoni, Leti Coo and Mary GamarraTazón, he played in the National Football League (NFL) Latino I, or Latin Bowl I. This was the first nationally televised flag-football game between ex-NFL players and Latino celebrities. The game was filmed during Super Bowl week in Miami. [February 2007]
Ranks 2nd on NFL All-Time Rushing Touchdowns List (123).
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Ranks 9th on NFL All-Time Rushing Yardage List (12,243).
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Ranks 6th on NFL All-Time Rushing Attempts List (3,022).
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Inducted into the Pro Football Hall Of Fame, Class of 2003.
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His parents picked his name, Marcus, out of the phone book.
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1982 NFL Rookie of the Year for having 160 rushing attempts for 697 yards (4.4 yard avg.) and 11 touchdowns and having 38 receptions for 401 yards (10.6 yard avg.) and 3 touchdowns.
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First player in NFL history to rush for 10,000+ yards and catch passes for 5,000 more.
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1985 NFL MVP for having 380 rushing attempts for 1,759 yards (4.6 avg.) and 11 touchdowns and 67 receptions for 555 yards (8.3 avg) and 3 touchdowns.