Eric Allen

Eric Benjamin Allen (May 18, 1949 – October 27, 2015) was an American football player. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans from 1969 to 1971 and professionally for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 1972 to 1975.

A 1968 graduate of Howard High School in Georgetown, South Carolina, Allen gained over 3,000 combined rushing and passing yards for Michigan State. During the 1971 season, Allen led the Big Ten Conference in both rushing yardage (1,410), yards from scrimmage (1,769), rushing yards per carry (5.8), and touchdowns (18).

Allen was drafted by the Baltimore Colts in the fourth round of the 1972 NFL draft. He did not sign and played in the CFL for the Toronto Argonauts. During his rookie year with the Argonauts, he caught 53 passes for 1,067 yards and eight touchdowns. He also gained 220 rushing yards on 50 carries during the 1972 season.

Career statistics

Receiving Rushing Punt returns Kick returns Misc Year Team GP Rec Yds Avg Long TD Att Yds Avg Long TD PR Yds Avg Long TD KR Yds Avg Long TD FUM FR TOR 14 50 1,067 20.1 62 8 50 220 4.4 14 0 3 15 5.0 8 0 18 405 22.5 46 0 1 0 TOR 14 40 797 19.9 100 4 19 52 2.7 14 0 6 56 9.3 18 0 16 442 27.6 78 0 4 1 TOR 7 18 281 15.6 48 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 39 19.5 20 0 1 0 TOR 9 19 256 13.5 46 1 14 51 3.6 9 0 1 24 24.0 24 0 24 565 23.5 44 0 1 1Total 44 130 2,401 18.5 100 16 83 323 3.9 14 0 10 95 9.5 24 0 60 1,451 24.2 78 0 7 2