Andre Allen (2013) - Hall of Fame

Andre Allen

Induction:
2013
Class:
1995

Andre Allen is a native of Des Moines, Iowa, via Itta Bena, Miss., and a graduate of North High School. He was a two-time Defensive Player of the Year in the Missouri Valley Football Conference (1993 and 1994).

At UNI, he played in 47 games for the Panthers and helped the squad to four straight conference regular season championships. His UNI career resulted in a 21-3 league record over his four seasons as a linebacker and posted 358 career tackles, which ranks fourth in Panther football history. He registered 31 quarterback sacks to rank No. 3 in the Panther record book.

In addition, Allen earned league All-Decade honors in 1994 while entering his senior season. From there, Allen signed a free agent deal with the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) in 1995.

After the NFL, he joined the World Football League, where he played for the London Monarchs. After a stint overseas, he landed in Canada and played for the Montreal Alouettes and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).

Finally, Allen wrapped up his career indoors with the Nashville Kats and Iowa Barnstormers of the Arena Football League.