Greg Allen (American football)

Greg Allen

Allen in a leg cast at FSU
No. 26, 28
Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	(1963-06-04) June 4, 1963 (age 62) Milton, Florida, U.S.
Height:	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Milton
College:	Florida State (1981–1984)
NFL draft:	1985: 2nd round, 35th overall
Career history
Cleveland Browns (1985) Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1986) Indianapolis Colts (1987)* Kansas City Chiefs (1987)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards Consensus All-American (1983) First-team All-American (1984) First-team All-South Independent (1982) Florida State Seminoles Hall of Fame Career NFL statistics Rushing yards: 35 Average: 3.9 Stats at Pro Football Reference Gregory W. Allen (born June 4, 1963) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida State Seminoles and was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round of the 1985 NFL draft. He also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. College career Allen was Florida State's all-time leading rusher with 3,769 yards until Warrick Dunn broke it in 1996. [1] He was a consensus All-American in 1983 after rushing for 1,134 yards with 13 touchdowns. [2] College statistics Legend Bold Career high Year Team Games Rushing Receiving GP Att Yds Avg TD Rec Yds Avg TD 1981 Florida State 9 139 888 6.4 3 5 35 7.0 0 1982 Florida State 11 152 776 5.1 20 16 233 14.6 1 1983 Florida State 11 200 1,134 5.7 12 11 96 8.7 0 1984 Florida State 9 133 971 7.3 8 2 12 6.0 0 40 624 3,769 6.0 43 34 376 11.1 1 Professional career Allen was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the second round, with the 35th overall pick, of the 1985 NFL draft. [3] He officially signed with the team on July 25. [4] He played in seven games for the Browns in 1985, rushing eight times for 32 yards, before being placed on injured reserve on October 25, 1985. [5] [4] Allen was released on September 1, 1986. [4] He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 12, 1986. [4] He appeared in two games during the 1986 season, rushing once for three yards. [5] Allen signed with the Indianapolis Colts on May 11, 1987. He was released on August 31, 1987 before the start of the season. [4] He was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on October 8, 1987. He did not appear in any games for the Chiefs and was later placed on injured reserve and released. [4] See also List of NCAA major college football yearly scoring leaders References Bentley Nails It: Acc Points Record Consensus All-America Teams (1980-1989) Archived November 20, 2011, at the Wayback Machine "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 9, 2023. "Greg Allen NFL Transactions". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved October 5, 2024. "Greg Allen". Pro-Football-Reference. Retrieved October 5, 2024. External links Florida State Seminoles bio This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.