Marcus Allen
1981 Heisman Trophy Winner
The fourth running back from the University of Southern California to win the Heisman Trophy, Marcus Allen did it by being the first rusher to cover more than 2,000 yards in one season. He had eight 200-yard plus games, including the season's first five in a row. He finished his senior year with 2,342 yards. Marcus was the first man to have 4 straight 200-yard plus games. On October 31, 1982 in USC's 41-7 win over Washington State, Allen toted up 289 yards on 44 carries and scored 4 touchdowns. Drafted in the first round by the Oakland Raiders and retired from the Kansas City Chiefs after the 1997 season. He won the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XVIII in the Raiders win over the Washington Redskins. In a career for the Raiders and Chiefs from 1982 to '97, he gained 12,243 yards rushing with a season best of 1,759 yards in 1985 for the Raiders.
| EVENT |
PLACE |
POINTS |
MONEY |
EVENT WINS |
| 1984 Final |
4 |
25 1/2 |
$2,550 |
None |
| TOTALS |
25 1/2 |
$2,550 |
0 |