Jimmy Allen (American football)
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Position: | Defensive back | ||||||
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Born: | Clearwater, Florida, U.S. | March 6, 1952||||||
Died: | December 21, 2019 | (aged 67)||||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||
Weight: | 194 lb (88 kg) | ||||||
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High school: | Los Angeles (CA) | ||||||
College: | UCLA | ||||||
NFL draft: | 1974 / Round: 4 / Pick: 100 | ||||||
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James Allen (March 6, 1952 - December 21, 2019[1]) was an American former professional football player who was selected in the fourth round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1974 NFL draft. A 1970 graduate of Los Angeles High School, Allen played college football at Pierce College and UCLA.[2] Allen was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in their celebrated 1974 draft. He played for the Steelers for four seasons, where he was a member of their Super Bowls IX & X teams. He was traded to the Detroit Lions in 1978. His nickname during his playing career was "Spiderman." He was the lead singer on the Lions' 1980 recording of Another One Bites the Dust. Briefly homeless at one time, Allen lived in southern California.[3] Allen was elected to the Pierce College Hall of Fame in 2012.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Former Detroit Lions S Jimmy ‘Spiderman’ Allen dies
- ^ "L.A. High Sports Success!". UCLA. Retrieved June 17, 2011.
- ^ John Bennett (2004). "Spiderman The Jimmy Allen Story" (PDF). The Coffin Corner. Professional Football Researchers Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
- ^ "LAPC - [ Athletics]". info.piercecollege.edu. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012.
- 1952 births
- 2019 deaths
- American football safeties
- Pierce Brahmas football players
- UCLA Bruins football players
- Pittsburgh Steelers players
- Detroit Lions players
- Players of American football from Clearwater, Florida
- Players of American football from Los Angeles
- American football defensive back, 1950s birth stubs