Marcus Allen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Marcus Allen
Occupation	Football Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 26, 1960(1960-03-26)
Age	64
Birthplace	San Diego
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Aries

Marcus Allen Biography

Marcus Allen is one of the most popular and richest Football Player who was born on March 26, 1960 in San Diego, California, United States. Former Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs running back who was named Super Bowl XVIII MVP and 1985 NFL MVP. He ran for 12,243 career yards and scored 144 touchdowns. After his retirement, he became a football analyst for CBS.

He and O.J. Simpson were both star running backs at USC.

Allen played football at Abraham Lincoln High School in San Diego, California, where he played the quarterback and safety positions. Watching Allen in the 1977 CIF Title game against Kearny High School (San Diego, California), one saw the emergence of a superstar. Allen led the Lincoln team to a 34-6 victory, scoring five touchdowns, including one after intercepting a pass. Allen rushed for 195 yards.

Allen played running back with the University of Southern California (USC) from 1978 to 1981. He was recruited as a defensive back, but head coach John Robinson switched him to tailback. As a freshman in 1978, Allen was a member of the Trojans’ National Championship team (as recognized by the coaches poll), playing as a backup to eventual Heisman Trophy winning running back Charles White.

He married Kathryn Eickstaedt in 1993 and he has a son named Drake.

Marcus Allen Net Worth

Marcus Allen is one of the richest Football Player from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Marcus Allen 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

During high school, he played the positions of quarterback and safety.

He was a 6-time Pro Bowl selection and became the first player to rush for 10,000 yards and compile over 500 receiving yards in the NFL.

Marcus LeMarr Allen (born March 26, 1960) is an American former football running back and football analyst for CBS. As a professional, Allen ran for 12,243 yards and caught 587 passes for 5,412 yards during his career for both the Los Angeles Raiders and the Kansas City Chiefs from 1982 to 1997. He scored 145 touchdowns, including a then-league-record 123 rushing touchdowns, and was elected to six Pro Bowls over the course of his career. Allen was the first NFL player to gain more than 10,000 rushing yards and 5,000 receiving yards during his career.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Marcus Allen height 6′ 2″ Marcus weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Marcus Allen Dating?

According to our records, Marcus Allen married to Kathryn Edwards. As of December 1, 2023, Marcus Allen’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1986, Allen met Kathryn Edwards and the two later got engaged. They married in 1993 at O. J. Simpson’s Rockingham estate. Allen and Edwards’ engagement was mentioned in Faye Resnick’s book, Nicole Brown Simpson: The Private Diary of a Life Interrupted, which was published during Simpson’s murder trial. Resnick claimed Nicole Brown Simpson was having an affair with Allen and Edwards was aware of Allen’s womanizing ways and if she knew of the affair she would have to call off the wedding. The couple was asked to testify in the trial but fought the subpoena as they wanted to stay out of it.

Facts & Trivia

Marcus Ranked on the list of most popular Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Marcus Allen celebrates birthday on March 26 of every year.

Allen eventually left Los Angeles and joined the Kansas City Chiefs in 1993. Although he only rushed for 764 yards that year, he scored 12 touchdowns, leading the AFC, as he and Joe Montana led the Chiefs to the AFC Championship Game. Allen scored touchdowns in both Chiefs playoff games that year, and was named the NFL Comeback Player of the Year by the Pro Football Writers Association. With the retirement of Eric Dickerson in 1993, Allen became the active leader in career rushing yards, a position he maintained until being passed by Barry Sanders in Game 1 of 1997. Allen went on to play for the Chiefs for four more seasons, leading the team in rushing every year but his last.

Did Marcus Allen win the Heisman Trophy?

PlayerMarcus Allen

1st441
2nd204
3rd66
Total Points1797

What was Marcus Allen's 40 time?

Allen held onto his 37-inch vertical and 15-rep bench performances from the NFL Scouting Combine, but he added a strong 4.59 40-yard dash time and a solid 7.13-second three-cone drill to his NFL Draft résumé.

Who is Marcus Allen's wife?

Kathryn Edwards

Is Marcus Allen related to Marcus Allen?

Allen’s uncle is legendary running back Marcus Allen, who played football at San Diego Lincoln High with Hunter and Allen’s father, Harold.

Do all Heisman winners go to the NFL?

Seventy-eight players have won a Heisman Trophy. Fifteen of those players have never played one game in the NFL , including the first Heisman Trophy winner, Jay Berwanger. Fifteen Heisman winners went undrafted in the NFL, most recently 2003 Heisman winner, Jason White of Oklahoma.