Terry Allen

No. 21, 22, 20, 29
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: February 21, 1968 (1968-02-21) (age 41)
Place of birth: Commerce, Georgia
High School: Banks County High School
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Weight: 208 lb (94 kg)
Career information
College: Clemson
NFL Draft: 1990 / Round: 9 / Pick: 241
Debuted in 1991 for the Minnesota Vikings
Last played in 2001 for the Baltimore Ravens
Career history
As player: Minnesota Vikings (1991-1994) Washington Redskins (1995-1998) New England Patriots (1999) New Orleans Saints (2000) Baltimore Ravens (2001)
Career highlights and awards
Pro Bowl selection (1996) 70 Greatest Redskins
Career NFL statistics as of 2001
Games played	130
Carries	2,152
Rushing yards	8,614
Rushing average	4.3
Receiving yards	1,601
Total touchdowns	79
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com
Stats at DatabaseFootball.com

Terry Thomas Allen, Jr. (born February 21, 1968 in Commerce, Georgia) is a former American football running back in the National Football League. In the 1990 NFL Draft he was selected in the ninth round by the Minnesota Vikings.

Contents 1 Minnesota Vikings 2 Washington Redskins 3 New England Patriots 4 New Orleans Saints 5 Baltimore Ravens 6 Trivia 7 References 8 External links

[edit] Minnesota Vikings

His rookie year, he was the second string running back behind Herschel Walker. The next year, the Vikings got rid of Walker and Allen was named the starter. That year, he ran for 1,201 rushing yards and 13 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 49 passes for 478 yards and 2 touchdowns. In the summer of 1993, Allen tore his ACL in practice and was out the whole 1993 season. In 1994, Allen returned. Despite dealing with two bad ACL's, he was able to amass 1,031 rushing yards and 8 touchdowns. However, due to the artificial turf tearing up his knees, he then decided it was time to go.

[edit] Washington Redskins

After Minnesota, he joined the Washington Redskins and wasting no time in his first year, he ran over 1,000 yards with 10 rushing touchdowns. During the 1996 season, his second with the Redskins, he gathered 21 rushing touchdowns; only 9 other running backs ever rushed for over 20 touchdowns in a single season. He also had another career best in the 1996 season; besides 21 rushing touchdowns, he ran for 1,353 yards, which earned him a spot in the Pro Bowl. After the 1996 season, he played with Washington for only two more seasons and ran for 700 or more yards in each season.

In July 1997, Allen was arrested and charged with driving under the influence and fleeing the police at high speed before crashing his sports car into a tree in Atlanta, Georgia.^[1]

[edit] New England Patriots

In 1999, he played for the New England Patriots, where he ran for nearly 900 yards with 8 rushing touchdowns.

[edit] New Orleans Saints

He had the worst season of his career with the New Orleans Saints in 2000, when he was forced into action after starting RB Ricky Williams broke his ankle.

[edit] Baltimore Ravens

Even though he had a subpar season with the Saints, in 2001 the Baltimore Ravens signed him to a one year deal due to losing Jamal Lewis for the season.

[edit] Trivia

Lists of miscellaneous information should be avoided. Please relocate any relevant information into appropriate sections or articles. (December 2007)

• On television series Yes, Dear, Jimmy Hughes sometimes wears Terry Allen's #21 Washington Redskins jersey.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• 70 Greatest Redskins - Terry Allen

Sporting positions
Preceded by Robert Edwards	New England Patriots' Starting Running Back 1999	Succeeded by Kevin Faulk
Preceded by Ricky Ervins	Washington Redskins' Starting Running Back 1995-1998	Succeeded by Stephen Davis
Preceded by Herschel Walker	Minnesota Vikings' Starting Running Back 1992,1994	Succeeded by Robert Smith