He played one game in 1995 the Canadian Football League (CFL) for the Memphis Mad Dogs, a short-lived expansion team.
[1] He played college football for the Memphis State Tigers, where he won the inaugural Lou Groza Award in 1992.
Allison was also named to the first-team All-American team, the first Memphis State University player in the school's history to be honored with that recognition.
[3] Allison signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL), but he did not make the roster.
[3] Allison played a single regular season game for the Memphis Mad Dogs of the Canadian Football League, in which he completed six kick-offs, scored one field goal on three attempts, and made two singles.