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He grew up in the Sterling, Virginia area and attended Park View High School there in the early 1980s.
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Allen Pinkett
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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 Autry 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 4 TDs 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.
Pinkett played six seasons for the Houston Oilers, from 1986-1991. In his career with the Oilers, he gained 2,624 yards rushing with 21 TDs, and caught 119 passes and 5 TDs. He was the team"s leading rusher in his final year, 1991, with 720 yards.
Pinkett is currently the color commentator for Notre Dame"s football games broadcast by Image College.
He was removed from the broadcasting team on August 30, 2012 following inappropriate remarks. He was also a sideline reporter for the NFL on Westwood One and did color analyzing with Jim Henderson on radio broadcasts for the New Orleans Saints.
Given a chance to clarify his remarks, Pinkett claimed that winning teams always had "a couple of criminals" on their rosters. Notre Dame"s athletic department harshly condemned Pinkett"s remarks, and Image suspended him for three games.
