Cowboys Hall of Fame offensive lineman Larry Allen dies suddenly at age 52
Larry Allen was an enormous man with unsurpassed talent and a ferocious demeanor on the football field. In 14 NFL seasons — 12 with the Dallas Cowboys, two with the San Francisco 49ers — he was a six-time All-Pro and 11-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman.
"I hear people say Larry was the best offensive lineman in the game, and that's just not right," Cowboys teammate and fellow Hall of Famer Michael Irvin once said. "Larry was the best player in the league, and it wasn't even close."
Yet Allen, who died suddenly Sunday at age 52 while on vacation with his family in Mexico, had fears rooted in his upbringing in
