Allen Jerome Pinkett was born on January 25,1964 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back for six seasons with the Houston Oilers of the National Football League.
16 Facts About Allen Pinkett
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Allen Pinkett played college football for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish.
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Allen Pinkett played in the Gerry Faust era at Notre Dame, and, as a sophomore, was named a first-team All-American by both Football News and The Sporting News.
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Allen Pinkett was Notre Dame's career rushing leader with 4,131 yards until Autry Denson broke his record in 1998, with 4,318 yards.
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Allen Pinkett was the first Notre Dame player ever to rush for 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons.
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Allen Pinkett had 1,179 in 1983,1,268 in 1984 and 1,176 in 1985.
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Allen Pinkett remains the Irish career scoring leader with 53 touchdowns, including 49 rushing.
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Allen Pinkett is tied with Vagas Ferguson for the most rushing touchdowns in a single season.
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Allen Pinkett had 17 touchdowns in 1984 and Ferguson had 17 in 1979.
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Allen Pinkett scored 4 touchdowns against Penn State at Happy Valley on November 12,1983, and scored 3 against the Nittany Lions at Notre Name Stadium on November 17,1984.
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Allen Pinkett was drafted in the third round of the 1986 NFL Draft by the Houston Oilers.
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Allen Pinkett played six seasons for the Oilers, from 1986 to 1991.
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Allen Pinkett was the team's leading rusher in his final year, 1991, with 720 yards.
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Allen Pinkett served as the color commentator for Notre Dame's football games broadcast by IMG College from 2006 to 2017.
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Allen Pinkett was removed from the broadcasting team on August 30,2012, following inappropriate remarks.
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Allen Pinkett was a sideline reporter for the NFL on Westwood One and did color analyzing with Jim Henderson on radio broadcasts for the New Orleans Saints.