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YouTube football rabbit hole: Larry Allen
Posted on 12/26/19 at 10:44 pm
Posted on 12/26/19 at 10:44 pm
Fell into watching old football videos and saw this old video of Larry Allen.
For those too young to remember, Allen is the best offensive lineman to ever play the game.
He was 6'3" 340lbs... And ran a 4.85 40.
Guy had a rough life. Stabbed as a child eight plus times trying to save his brother. Single mom raised him. In Compton. Had to go division 2 because he couldn't make the grades. He went to 10+ schools before he ever made it to college.
But the guy was a hard worker. He put in the time. He put in the work. And he was an athletic freak.
Earlier this year, a video of Devin White gained popularity. A big man chasing a runner down and saving a touch down.
This is a little different. This is the only Saints game I've ever been to. Larry... Larry was a Cowboy.
The video will speak for itself.
YouTube video
For those too young to remember, Allen is the best offensive lineman to ever play the game.
He was 6'3" 340lbs... And ran a 4.85 40.
Guy had a rough life. Stabbed as a child eight plus times trying to save his brother. Single mom raised him. In Compton. Had to go division 2 because he couldn't make the grades. He went to 10+ schools before he ever made it to college.
But the guy was a hard worker. He put in the time. He put in the work. And he was an athletic freak.
Earlier this year, a video of Devin White gained popularity. A big man chasing a runner down and saving a touch down.
This is a little different. This is the only Saints game I've ever been to. Larry... Larry was a Cowboy.
The video will speak for itself.
YouTube video
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Posted on 12/26/19 at 10:45 pm to X123F45
Wrong board and false.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 10:47 pm to X123F45
Allen is my all time favorite offensive lineman. The dude overcame so much to become an absolute unstoppable force for years in the NFL. He was a monster unlike anything we’ve seen before or since.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 10:49 pm to X123F45
Why not post a pic in his Cowboys uniform? 
Posted on 12/26/19 at 10:50 pm to TheeRealCarolina
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TheeRealCarolina
Wrong board and false.
Listen up cock, men are talking.
Go on now.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 10:52 pm to Iron Lion
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Why not post a pic in his Cowboys uniform?
That was the best picture I could find that captured Larry
He had a love for the game right there.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 10:52 pm to X123F45
Larry Allen chasing down whatever Saints LB it was is not that unknown to call it down a rabbit hole.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 10:53 pm to X123F45
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Larry was a Cowboy.
God damn right
Posted on 12/26/19 at 10:55 pm to X123F45
I hope your happy.
Not a way I would portray him.
Not a way I would portray him.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 11:00 pm to X123F45
Best part
From Compton to having a son at Cambridge
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His son, Larry Allen Jr., played guard for the Harvard Crimson football team
From Compton to having a son at Cambridge
Posted on 12/26/19 at 11:03 pm to X123F45
Plus the guy clearly pees his pants and is still happy af
Posted on 12/26/19 at 11:04 pm to X123F45
That was such an awesome play. Larry Allen was a bad mofo 
Posted on 12/26/19 at 11:05 pm to X123F45
I always wondered what an offensive line might perform like in the event that you could just have 5 Larry Allens
You could probably just run the ball every play
You could probably just run the ball every play
Posted on 12/26/19 at 11:06 pm to X123F45
he's a huge part of why anyone considers Emmitt among the best
Posted on 12/26/19 at 11:11 pm to X123F45
John Madden used to love Larry Allen.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 11:15 pm to Powerman
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I always wondered what an offensive line might perform like in the event that you could just have 5 Larry Allens
You could probably just run the ball every play
Larry used to pump his arm up and down and shout "Choo Choo" on run plays just to frick with the defensive line.
One Larry Allen was unstoppable...five just isn't fair.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 11:47 pm to X123F45
Munoz is generally considered the greatest of all time.
But in terms of raw talent, Chris Samuels was the best I've seen. If he hadn't sustained that bizarre neck injury, he'd be first ballot HOF.
"That dude could have gone to the Pro Bowl every year as a defensive end if he wanted to" - Marcus Spears.
But in terms of raw talent, Chris Samuels was the best I've seen. If he hadn't sustained that bizarre neck injury, he'd be first ballot HOF.
"That dude could have gone to the Pro Bowl every year as a defensive end if he wanted to" - Marcus Spears.
Posted on 12/26/19 at 11:54 pm to RPtoDoubleT
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Plus the guy clearly pees his pants and is still happy af
Possibly, but that's where his sweaty forearms would go in a two point stance
Posted on 12/26/19 at 11:56 pm to X123F45
Played his college ball at tiny D-II Sonoma State University in Rohnert Park, Ca. about 7 miles from where I live. Sonoma St. only had a football program from 1981-1996. During that time they sent 6 players to the NFL, Larry Allen being the most successful.
Posted on 12/27/19 at 12:48 am to X123F45
Those mid 90s Cowboy OLs were the best in the history of the NFL. The Triplets were good, but those lines made them great.
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