As a member of the NFL’s All-Decade team for the 1990s and 2000s, Larry Allen was widely recognized as one of the NFL’s premier offensive linemen, and he established himself as one of the most decorated offensive players in Dallas Cowboys and NFL history.
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In 14 NFL seasons since being drafted in the second round out of Sonoma State, Allen was named to more Pro Bowls (10) than any other offensive player in Cowboys history. He also earned another Pro Bowl berth in 2006 while finishing his career with the San Francisco 49ers, bringing his Pro Bowl total to 11 selections. He was also named All-Pro seven times, six times at guard (1995-97, 1999-01) and once at tackle (1998). With his Pro Bowl selection at tackle in 1998, he became just the third player in league history to be selected to the Pro Bowl at more than one offensive line position during his career, joining Bruce Matthews (guard/center) and Chris Hinton (guard/tackle).
With a career-best bench press of 700 pounds and a squat lift of 900 pounds, Allen is also considered to be the strongest man to ever play professional football. After missing most of 2002 with a sprained left ankle that required surgery to remove bone spurs, Allen went on to start 48 straight games before signing and playing for two seasons (2006-07) with San Francisco where he started the final 27 games of his career. Allen started 197-of-203 career games played.
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Is Larry Allen the best lineman ever?
Allen was chosen as a member of the NFL’s All-Decade Team for the 1990s and the 2000s. Also, he has been widely recognized as one of the NFL’s all-time best offensive linemen, and one of the most powerful men to play the game.
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He was big, strong, fast, and just a little bit mean, all of which made Larry Allen one of the best offensive linemen of all time. The only thing that hurts him is that he played guard rather than a more premium position like left tackle. But other than that, Allen was the ideal offensive lineman.
How many bench presses did Larry Allen do?
Allen was known as the strongest man to ever play in the NFL. At the top of his game, he could bench press 700 pounds, while Donald (still remarkably) can lift around 500.
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Throwback Thursday: Watch Cowboys legend Larry Allen bench 225lbs forty-three times. If Thursday is chest day for you at the gym, then here is your motivation. The NFL tweeted an awesome flashback video featuring the time that Dallas Cowboys legend Larry Allen benched press 225 pounds…forty-three times.
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