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San Diego HOC Names Faulk and Allen to its Breitbard Hall of Fame
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San Diego Hall of Champions
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The San Diego Hall of Champions announced that football players Marshall Faulk and Eric Allen have been named to the Breitbard Hall of Fame. They will be inducted on February 18th at the 63rd annual Viejas Salute to the Champions dinner at the Town and Country Hotel in San Diego.
Faulk is a San Diego State alumnus and future Pro Football Hall-of-Famer from his career with the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams. Allen is a Point Loma High alumnus that was a six-time NFL Pro Bowl pick in his career with the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders and New Orleans Saints.
Faulk and Allen were elected by a vote of the San Diego media and the San Diego Hall of Champions Board of Directors.
In addition to Faulk and Allen, it was previously announced that Floyd Robinson and Ivan Stewart were named to the Breitbard Hall of Fame by the Hall of Champions’ Veterans Committee. They also will be inducted on Feb. 18 at the Salute dinner. Robinson is a San Diego High alumnus that was one of the American League’s top hitters in the 1960s with the Chicago White Sox and Stewart is a San Diegan that is an icon in off-road racing.
For more information on tickets to the Salute dinner, call the HOC Events Department at 619-699-2309. Information also is posted on the Hall of Champions’ website at www.sdhoc.com.
ERIC ALLEN
Point Loma High alumnus
Eric Allen, a Point Loma High alumnus, was as six-time Pro Bowl cornerback in his NFL career with the Philadelphia Eagles, Oakland Raiders and New Orleans Saints. He was a second-round draft pick in 1988 as the 30th pick overall. He was a starter as a rookie and made his first Pro Bowl in his second season in 1989. Allen is tied for third with Marcus Allen and La'Roi Glover for most Pro Bowls by a San Diego high school product. Only John Lynch (nine) and Junior Seau (12) have more appearances. At Arizona State as a senior in 1987, Allen was first-team All-Pac-10 choice and Associated Press honorable mention All-American when he intercepted eight passes. Allen was an All-CIF running back and defensive back at Point Loma High who led the Pointers to a CIF San Diego Section 2A co-championship in 1982. In 2007, Allen was named to the Philadelphia Eagles’ 75th Anniversary team. Allen also was recently named to the Arizona State Hall of Fame and will be inducted on Oct. 25 when the Sundevils play Oregon at ASU.
MARSHALL FAULK
San Diego State alumnus
Marshall Faulk, a San Diego State alumnus, was a three-time All-American and 1992 Heisman Trophy runner-up as a running back for the Aztecs from 1991-93. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl pick with the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams. The Colts made him the second pick overall of the 1994 draft and he finished the year as the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. In 2000, when he was named the NFL MVP, he scored a then-NFL record 26 touchdowns despite missing two games. He led the Rams to NFC Championships in 1999 and 2001. The Rams won the Super Bowl title in the 1999 season but were upset in the 2001 season. Faulk retired after chronic knee problems had slowed him for several seasons. He last played in 2005. He's fourth on the career list with 19,154 combined yards from scrimmage, and his 6,875 yards receiving are the most ever by a running back. Faulk is a member of the Aztecs Hall of Fame and his No. 28 is retired. In December, 2007, the Rams retired Faulk’s No. 28 and a replica jersey hangs in the Edward Jones Dome.
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