Eric Benjamin Allen (May 18, 1949 – October 27, 2015) was an American gridiron football player.
[1][2] A 1968 graduate of Howard High School in Georgetown, South Carolina,[3] Allen gained over 3,000 combined rushing and passing yards for Michigan State.
[1] On October 30, 1971, Allen set an NCAA single-game record with 350 rushing yards on 29 carries in a 43-10 win over Purdue.
He broke the prior record of 347 yards set by Ron Johnson of Michigan in 1968.
[6] During his rookie year with the Argonauts, he caught 53 passes for 1,067 yards and eight touchdowns.