Marcus Allen
Teams
Los Angeles Raiders (1982-1992)
Kansas City Chiefs (1993-1997)
Playoffs
Appearances - 10 (1982,1983,1984,1985,1990,1991,1993,1994,1995,1997)
Conf Champ Games - 3 (1983,1990,1993)
Super Bowls - 1 (1983)
Championships - 1 (1983)
Awards and Honors
Offensive Rookie of the Year - 1982
Offensive Player of the Year - 1 (1985)
MVP - 1 (1985)
Super Bowl MVP - 1 (1983)
All-Pro First Team - 2 (1982,1985)
All-Pro Second Team - 1 (1984)
Pro Bowl - 6 (1982,1984,1985,1986,1987,1993)
Hall of Fame - 2003
All-Time Ranks
Rushing Touchdowns - #3
Total Touchdowns - #6
Scrimmage Yards - #8
Rushing Yards - #14
League Leads
Rushing Yards (#1-1985, #4-1982, #10-1984,1987)
Rushing Touchdowns (#1-1982,1993, #3-1984,1985,1997, #4-1990, #8-1994, #9-1996, #10-1983)
Yards per Rush (#7-1982, #10-1995)
Rushing Yards per Game (#1-1985, #6-1982, #10-1987)
Total Touchdowns (#1-1982,1984, #2-1993, #4-1985,1990, #8-1983, #10-1997)
Scrimmage Yards (#1-1982,1985, #4-1984, #6-1987, #9-1983)
Yards per Touch (#10-1982,1984)
Marcus Allen won the Heisman Trophy at USC as a senior after rushing for 2342 yards and 22 touchdowns in just 11 games, then was drafted by the Los Angeles Raiders with the #10 overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft.
His rookie season was shortened to 9 games by a strike, and he led the league with 11 rushing touchdowns and 1098 scrimmage yards, running away with the Offensive Rookie of the Year award. He was also named to the All-Pro First Team and the Pro Bowl after a very impressive first season.
He reached 1014 yards in his second season and scored 9 more touchdowns, and he helped lead the Raiders to the Super Bowl. In the championship game, he rushed for 191 yards and scored 2 touchdowns as the Raiders beat the Redskins 38-9, and Allen was named the Super Bowl MVP.
In 1984, he ran for 1168 yards, and had career-highs with 13 rushing touchdowns and 758 receiving yards. He finished with 1926 scrimmage yards and led the league with 18 total touchdowns, and was named to his second Pro Bowl.
His greatness continued in 1985, when he led the league with 1759 rushing yards and 2314 scrimmage yards, which is the 9th-highest total in history. He led the Raiders to a 12-4 record on the season, and was named the MVP of the league.
His production began to drop in 1986, when he gained only 759 yards, exactly 1000 less than in his MVP season, and only gained 3.6 yards per carry, the worst of his career. The team brought on Bo Jackson the next year, and the pair split carries and playing time for the next 4 seasons, and Allen never cracked 900 yards in that time.
When Jackson retired from football, Allen didn't regain his role as the lead back, gaining only 588 total in his final 2 seasons with the Raiders. He finally found his way away from Los Angeles after the 1992 season, joining the Kansas City Chiefs.
In his first season with the Chiefs, Allen rushed for 764 yards and led the league with 12 rushing touchdowns, was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time in 6 years, and was named Comeback Player of the Year. He was Kansas City's lead back for 3 more seasons, but still never reached 900 yards, and he finally retired after the 1997 season.
When he retired, Allen held the league record for rushing touchdowns, though he has since been passed by Emmitt Smith and LaDainian Tomlinson. He's #14 on the all-time rushing yards list, and is #8 in scrimmage yards. He won both an MVP and a Super Bowl MVP, but after his first 4 seasons, he was never quite the same player again, which is why he ended up at #25, though he is still obviously one of the best of all time.
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