playing_years afldraftedpick nfldraftedyear databasefootball birth_place nfldraftedpick afldraftedyear playing_team afldraftedround article_title position nfldraftedround birth_date nfl pfr number college
1966 1967-1969 93 -lrb- by the new york jets -rrb- 1966 allenjer01 canton , ohio , u.s. 120 1966 baltimore colts washington redskins 11 jerry allen
 running back 8 26 june 1941 all347670 alleje00 44 , 20 nebraska
jerry allen

gerald allen -lrb- born june 26 , 1941 in canton , ohio -rrb- is a former american football running back in the national football league for the washington redskins and baltimore colts .
he played college football at the university of omaha -lrb- now the university of nebraska-omaha -rrb- and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1966 nfl draft .
allen was also selected in the eleventh round of the 1966 afl draft by the new york jets .
he is tied with eleven players for the longest career reception : a 99-yard pass play from hall of fame quarterback sonny jurgensen during a september 15 , 1968 game against the chicago bears .
