Jerry Allen

Jerry Allen
Jerry Allen
Date of birth: June 26, 1941 (1941-06-26) (age 70)
Place of birth: Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Career information
Position(s): Running back
College: Nebraska
AFL Draft: 1966 / Round: 11 / Pick: 93
(By the New York Jets)
NFL Draft: 1966 / Round: 8 / Pick: 120
Organizations
 As player:
1966
1967-1969
Baltimore Colts
Washington Redskins
Playing stats at NFL.com

Gerald Allen (born June 26, 1941 in Canton, Ohio) is a former American football running back in the National Football League[1] for the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Colts. He played college football at the [Omaha University, now University of Nebraska-Omaha] and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1966 NFL Draft. Allen was also selected in the eleventh round of the 1966 AFL Draft by the New York Jets. He is currently tied with eleven players for the longest career reception; a 99-yard pass play from Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgenson during a September 15, 1968 game against the Chicago Bears.

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