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  1.                                 Marcus Allen ranks among 
  2.                                 the Top 10 rushers in
  3.                                 National Football League
  4.                                 history. He's a sure-handed
  5.                                 receiver and a solid blocker,
  6. and he can even surprise defenders by
  7. throwing a pass now and then.
  8.  
  9. At Lincoln High School in San Diego, 
  10. California, Marcus played several positions. 
  11. As a safety, he once made 30 unassisted 
  12. tackles in one game. In his senior year, he 
  13. quarterbacked Lincoln High to the city cham-
  14. pionship and ran for all five of his team's 
  15. touchdowns.
  16.  
  17. At the University of Southern California 
  18. (USC), Marcus became the first college
  19. running back to top the 2,000-yard