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Gary Allen is a former all-star and award winning running back in the Canadian Football League and the National Football League, who played for the Houston Oilers, Dallas Cowboys, Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. He played college football at the University of Hawaii. ==Early years== Allen attended Baldwin Park High School, before moving on to the University of Hawaii, where he was initially recruited to play wide receiver. During a bye-week scrimmage between backups and redshirts in his freshman season, the team was short at running back and he was temporarily used at the position for depth purposes. After showing his running skills and dominating the practice, he was permanently switched and was named the starter against the University of the Pacific, where he ran for 92 yards. He finished his freshman year with a school record 521 rushing yards in half a season. Though there were concerns about his size, his open-field elusiveness and strength made him one of the top players in the Western Athletic Conference. He ran from the I formation and was teamed with fullback David Toloumu. He also was a teammate of Mark Tuinei and Jesse Sapolu. As a sophomore, he posted 1,040 rushing yards, six over 100-yard games and averaged more than 6 yards per carry. His accomplishments included a four-game 100-plus yards rushing streak, a six-carry 112-yard cameo against Prairie View A&M University, a 202-yard game against the University of Texas at El Paso, a 141-yard, three-touchdown performance against Temple University and a 155-yard game in an upset win against Arizona State University. He was invited to play in the Hula Bowl as a wide receiver. Because of the field conditions at Aloha Stadium, he suffered from turf toe injuries in his last two years. As a junior he had a down season with 884 rushing yards. As a senior he recorded 1,006 rushing yards, helping the team accomplish a 9-2 record and their first in season top-20 Associated Press ranking. He finished his college career as the school's all-time rushing leader (3,451 yards) and is considered to be one of its greatest football players.〔http://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/2012/1/26/FB_0126124905.aspx?id=342〕 At the time he also set school records with 4,558 career all-purpose yards, career rushing attempts (647), career 100-yard games (15), 1,000-yard rushing seasons (2), career receiving yards for a running back (895 yards), career receptions for a running back (73), career touchdowns (19) and single-game rushing yards (247). In 1988, he was inducted into the University of Hawaii ring of honor.〔http://hawaiiathletics.com/sports/2010/2/10/GEN_0210103049.aspx?tab=circleofhonor〕〔http://archives.starbulletin.com/2004/11/12/sports/story1.html Magic with the ball〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Allen (gridiron football)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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