Biography
Allen Pinkett (born January 25, 1964 in Washington, D.C.) is a former professional American football player who played running back for six seasons for the Houston Oilers. He grew up in the Sterling, Virginia area and attended Park View High School there in the early 1980s. Pinkett is currently the color commentator for Notre Dame's football games broadcast by ISP Sports. In 2010, he will split play-by-play partners with Don Criqui, who will be doing home Notre Dame's football games, and Dick Enberg, who will be doing road Notre Dame's football games. Pinkett was a two-time All-American at Notre Dame. In 1985, he was eighth in the Heisman balloting. He was Notre Dame's career rushing leader with 4,131 yards until Autrey Denson broke his record in 1998, with 4,318 yards. Pinkett was the first Notre Dame player ever to rush for 1,000 yards in three consecutive seasons. He had 1,179 in 1983, 1,268 in 1984 and 1,176 in 1985. He remains the Irish career scoring leader with 53 touchdowns, including 49 rushing. He is tied with Vagas Ferguson (1976-1979) for the most rushing TDs in a single season. Pinkett had 17 TDs in 1984 and Ferguson had 17 in 1979. Pinkett scored 4TDs against Penn State at Happy Valley on November 12, 1983 and scored 3 against the Nittany Lions at Notre Name Stadium on November 17, 1984. In addition to playing for the Houston Oilers, he played one year for the New Orleans Saints. He is currently working for The Hartford Financial company as a sales executive. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Pinkett
