Egypt Tyrone Allen (born July 28, 1964) is a former American football safety who played one season for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL).
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| Born: | July 28, 1964 Dallas, Texas, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | South Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas) | ||||
| College: | TCU | ||||
| Undrafted: | 1986 | ||||
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Early life
editAllen grew up in Dallas, Texas and graduated from South Oak Cliff High School, where he starred as a defensive back on their football team.
Heavily recruited by colleges to play football, Allen matriculated at Texas Christian University in 1982, where he played three seasons as a defensive back.
Controversy
editIn September of his senior year, Allen was one of 7 TCU players who publicly revealed that they had received cash in exchange for signing to play football with TCU.[1] As soon as the payments were made public in September 1985, Allen and the other players were made ineligible to play (as per NCAA rules) and were removed from the team, though their scholarships were guaranteed through 1987.[2] Allen and two other players sued the University in 1985, indicating that they had thought the payments were sanctioned by the University since one of the involved alumni, Richard Lowe, was a member of the TCU Board of Trustees, as well as a former TCU football player. Payments were also commonplace for blue chip athletes like Allen; Lowe later asserted that 29 TCU players were paid during the tenure of the TCU coach F.A. Dry who had recruited Allen.[3]
Allen never again played a complete football season. In the context of the NCAA suspension, Allen declared for the NFL draft but was not drafted.
Professional career
editAllen was signed in the middle of the 1987 season by the Chicago Bears as a replacement player. While most replacement players were released after the 1987 NFL strike ended, Allen stayed. He played in a total of 6 games but was cut the following preseason.[4][5]
References
edit- ^ "BEAR NOT SHY ABOUT TAKING MONEY - Chicago Tribune". Chicago Tribune. August 15, 1986.
- ^ "T.C.U. SUSPENDS SIX PLAYERS". September 21, 1985 – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "Orlando Sentinel - We are currently unavailable in your region". October 4, 1985.
- ^ "Egypt Allen Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 3, 2023.
- ^ "Egypt Allen Stats - Pro Football Archives". www.profootballarchives.com.
Further reading
edit- Andrew, Tom (July 23, 1982). "Allen may do it all for North". Fort Worth Star Telegram. Retrieved March 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.