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Jerry Allen
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Position:	Running back
Personal information
Born:	June 26, 1941 (age 83); Canton, Ohio, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:	200 lb (91 kg)
Career information
High school:	Massillon Washington; (Massillon, Ohio)
College:	Omaha
NFL draft:	1966 / round: 8 / pick: 120
AFL draft:	1966 / round: 11 / pick: 93; (By the New York Jets)
Career history
	Baltimore Colts (1966); Washington Redskins (1967–1969);
Career highlights and awards
	NFL record Longest receiving touchdown: 99 yards (tied);
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Gerald Allen (born June 26, 1941) is a former American football running back in the National Football League (NFL)^[1] for the Washington Redskins and Baltimore Colts.

Briographty

He was born in Canton, Ohio. He played college football at the University of Omaha (now the University of Nebraska-Omaha) and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1966 NFL draft. Allen was also picked in the eleventh round of the 1966 AFL Draft by the New York Jets. As of 2011, he is tied with eleven players for the longest career reception: a 99-yard pass play from Hall of Fame quarterback Sonny Jurgensen during a September 15, 1968, game against the Chicago Bears.