He played college football for the Indiana Hoosiers Allen is an alumnus of Northwest High School in Cincinnati.
"[2] In 2011, Deadspin ranked Allen the fourth-worst NFL player of all time, noting "The ninth overall pick out of Indiana had a special way of blocking opposing pass rushers.
"[3] When Buddy Ryan was asked in an interviewed about him missing practice due to being treated at a local hospital for dehydration he said 'You mean the General?'
[4] After a poor rookie season, Allen tested positive for cocaine after reporting to Eagles training camp in 1986.
After failed tryouts with the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Francisco 49ers, the Kansas City Chiefs signed Allen in 1991, assigning him to the Orlando Thunder in the WLAF.