Larry Christopher Allen Sr. (born November 27, 1971) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL) for 14 seasons. He was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys in the second round of the 1994 NFL Draft. He played college football for the Sonoma State Seawolves. At 6 ft 3 in height and weighing 325 pounds, Allen is regarded as one of the physically strongest men to have ever played in the NFL, having recorded an official bench press of and a squat of . He also did 20 repetitions of incline bench press with 520 lb (236 kg). Despite his strength and size, he still had speed to run down defenders.