Allen to be Inducted Into Rutgers Football Hall of Fame
Sep 25 | Football
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Ron Allen, a standout member of the Rutgers secondary and return specialist from 1988 to 1991, will be inducted into the Rutgers Football Hall of Fame during pregame ceremonies of Saturday's Rutgers football game against Morgan State.
Allen was a three-year starting cornerback for the Scarlet Knights as they embarked on their first season in the BIG EAST Conference in 1991. Allen earned First Team Eastern College Athletic Conference All-Star Honors as a senior with a team-high three interceptions and seven passes defended in seven games. That season, he helped guide RU to a 6-5 record in its inaugural season in the BIG EAST.
Nicknamed "Rocket," Allen also served as a return specialist where he averaged more than 25 yards per return to rank 14th in the nation his junior season in 1990. He had three career touchdowns on kickoff returns.
Against West Virginia as a freshman in 1988, he returned a kickoff 92 yards and later that season, returned a kickoff 94 yards against Cincinnati for a touchdown. During his junior campaign in 1990, Allen returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown against Colgate.
Allen received First Team Associated Press All-EAST honors along with First Team ECAC All-Star laurels as a return specialist his junior season. The versatile athlete was the recipient of the program's 12th Man Award, honoring the special teams player of the year in 1990. More than 15 years later, Allen still ranks fifth in Rutgers history with 1,283 career kickoff return yards and is seventh with 51 career kickoff returns.
Allen will become the 95th member of the Rutgers Football Hall of Fame.
