Candidate #1: Marcus Allen
Running Back >>> 6-2, 210
(Southern California)
1982-1992 Los Angeles Raiders, 1993-1997 Kansas City Chiefs
Marcus LeMarr Allen. . .Selected by Raiders in first round, 1982 draft. . .1981 Heisman Trophy winner. . . NFL Rookie of the Year, 1982. . .Super Bowl XVIII MVP. . .NFL MVP in 1985. . .First player in NFL history to rush for 10,000-plus yards and catch passes for 5,000 more. . .Career totals: 12,243 yards rushing, 5,411 yards receiving, 145 TDs. . .All-Pro 1982, 1985. . .All-AFC four times . . .Named to six Pro Bowls. . .Born March 26, 1960, in San Diego, California.
Marcus Allen, the tenth player selected in the 1982 National Football League Draft, played 16 seasons with the Los Angeles Raiders and Kansas City Chiefs. During that time he gained 12,243 yards rushing, 5,411 yards receiving, and scored 145 touchdowns.
Considered one of the game’s best goal line and short-yardage runners, Marcus began his pro career as the NFL Rookie of the Year and ended as the game’s all-time rushing touchdown leader.
At the time of his retirement following the 1997 season, he held the single-season record for most rushing and receiving yards combined (2,314), second in consecutive 100-yard games, and was third in career-combined yardage. During his 11 seasons with the Raiders, the former University of Southern California standout, was named to the Pro Bowl five times. He added a sixth appearance in 1994, as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs.
He was the Raiders leading ground gainer seven consecutive years and the Chiefs four consecutive times. He even led the Raiders in receptions with 51 in 1987. Allen’s big-game performance in Super Bowl XVIII when the Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 earned the then-second-year player game MVP honors. In that game he rushed for 191 yards and scored two touchdowns, one a Super Bowl record 74-yard gallop.
Allen’s finest season came in 1985, as he led the league with 1,759 rushing yards on 380 carries for a 4.6 yards per carry average and 11 touchdowns. He also caught 67 passes for 555 yards and scored an additional three touchdowns. For his performance he was rewarded with league MVP honors.
In 1995, Marcus made NFL history when he became when he became the first player in league history to rush for over 10,000 yards and catch passes for 5,000 more. As further evidence of his versatility, Allen completed 12 of 27 passes for 282 yards and six touchdowns during his career.
In 15 career playoff games, he carried the ball 267 times for 1,347 yards and 11 touchdowns, averaging an impressive 5.0 yards per carry average. He also added 52 catches for 522 yards and two receiving touchdowns.
Code:
| Rushing | Receiving |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| Year TM | G | Att Yards Y/A TD | Rec Yards Y/R TD |
+----------+-----+--------------------------+-------------------------+
| 1982 rai | 9 | 160 697 4.4 11 | 38 401 10.6 3 |
| 1983 rai | 15 | 266 1014 3.8 9 | 68 590 8.7 2 |
| 1984 rai | 16 | 275 1168 4.2 13 | 64 758 11.8 5 |
| 1985 rai | 16 | 380 1759 4.6 11 | 67 555 8.3 3 |
| 1986 rai | 13 | 208 759 3.6 5 | 46 453 9.8 2 |
| 1987 rai | 12 | 200 754 3.8 5 | 51 410 8.0 0 |
| 1988 rai | 15 | 223 831 3.7 7 | 34 303 8.9 1 |
| 1989 rai | 8 | 69 293 4.2 2 | 20 191 9.6 0 |
| 1990 rai | 16 | 179 682 3.8 12 | 15 189 12.6 1 |
| 1991 rai | 8 | 63 287 4.6 2 | 15 131 8.7 0 |
| 1992 rai | 16 | 67 301 4.5 2 | 28 277 9.9 1 |
| 1993 kan | 16 | 206 764 3.7 12 | 34 238 7.0 3 |
| 1994 kan | 13 | 189 709 3.8 7 | 42 349 8.3 0 |
| 1995 kan | 16 | 207 890 4.3 5 | 27 210 7.8 0 |
| 1996 kan | 16 | 206 830 4.0 9 | 27 270 10.0 0 |
| 1997 kan | 16 | 124 505 4.1 11 | 11 86 7.8 0 |
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| TOTAL | 221 | 3022 12243 4.1 123 | 587 5411 9.2 21 |
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Seasons among the league's top 10
Rushes: 1982-6, 1984-10, 1985-2
Rushing yards: 1982-4, 1984-10, 1985-1, 1987-10
Rushing TDs: 1982-1, 1983-10t, 1984-3t, 1985-3t, 1990-4, 1993-1, 1994-8t, 1996-9, 1997-3t
Yards from scrimmage: 1982-1, 1983-9, 1984-4, 1985-1, 1987-6
Rush/Receive TDs: 1982-1, 1984-1t, 1985-3, 1990-4t, 1993-2t, 1997-10t
Among the league's all-time top 50
Rushes: 6
Rushing yards: 10
Rushing TDs: 2
Receptions: 50
Yards from scrimmage: 6
Rush/Receive TDs: 3
Postseason data
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Year Opp Result | RSH YD TD | REC YD TD
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1982 cle W,27-10 | 17 72 2 | 6 75 0
1982 nyj L,14-17 | 15 36 1 | 6 37 0
1983 pit W,38-10 | 13 121 2 | 5 38 0
1983 sea W,30-14 | 25 154 0 | 7 62 1
*1983 was W,38-9 | 20 191 2 | 2 18 0
1984 sea L,7-13 | 17 61 0 | 5 90 1
1985 nwe L,20-27 | 22 121 1 | 3 8 0
1990 cin W,20-10 | 21 140 0 | 1 24 0
1990 buf L,3-51 | 10 26 0 | 2 19 0
1991 kan L,6-10 | 7 39 0 | 1 4 0
1993 pit W,27-24 | 21 67 1 | 4 29 0
1993 hou W,28-20 | 14 74 1 | 1 12 0
1993 buf L,13-30 | 18 50 1 | 2 36 0
1994 mia L,17-27 | 14 64 0 | 5 49 0
1995 ind L,7-10 | 21 94 0 | 2 21 0
1997 den L,10-14 | 12 37 0 | 1 8 0
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TOTAL | 267 1347 11 | 53 530 2
* - Super Bowl